Editing Separation barrier (section)

===United Kingdom===
{{Main|Peace lines}}

[[File:Gates in the 'Peace Line'.jpg|thumb|right|Gates in a "peace line" in [[Belfast|West Belfast]] ]]

Over 21 miles of high walling or fencing separate [[Catholic]] and [[Protestant]] communities in [[Northern Ireland]], with most concentrated in [[Belfast]] and [[Derry]]. The wall{{clarify|date=September 2014}} was built in 1969 in order to separate the Catholic and Protestant areas in Belfast.<ref>"The wall was built in 1969 to separate the Catholic Falls Road and the Protestant Shankill Road. An Army Major, overseeing the construction of the wall at the time, said: 'This is a temporary measure ... we do not want to see another Berlin wall situation in Western Europe ... it will be gone by Christmas'. In 2019, that wall still remains and almost 100 additional walls and barriers now complement the original. " [http://www.palgrave-journals.com/bp/journal/v8/n3/abs/bp201311a.html]</ref> An Army Major, overseeing the construction of the wall at the time, said: 'This is a temporary measure ... we do not want to see another Berlin wall situation in Western Europe ... it will be gone by Christmas'. In 2013, that wall still remains and almost 100 additional walls and barriers now complement the original. Technically known as '[[peace wall]]s', there are moves to remove all of them by 2023 by mutual consent.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/robinson-and-mcguinness-want-peace-walls-down-within-10-years-1.1388183 | title=Robinson and McGuinness want "peace walls" down within 10 years | newspaper=The Irish Times | date=10 May 2013 | access-date=5 January 2014}}</ref>