Shaftesbury Square

Shaftesbury Square[1] is in Belfast, Northern Ireland at the southern end of Great Victoria Street and Dublin road, with the adjoining streets of Lisburn Road and the Donegall Road converging at this junction.

It is in the area commonly known as the Golden Mile.

The square was named after the Earl of Shaftesbury.

He was also Lord Mayor of Belfast 1907 and Chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast 1909–1923.

Located nearby is Botanic railway station along Botanic Avenue.