‘Feigh Fi Fo
Fum’ Geocache Series - North Antrim Coastal
Path
This is nothing to do with Englishmen but rather in reference to
the local Feigh Mountain and the variety of people who have strived
to understand and make a living from this particularly beautiful
part of the North Antrim Coastal Path. It is a celebration of the
history, industry and local scenery that is right on our
doorstep!
The path winds for a number of miles along the North Coast but
the particular segment that this series relates to starts from
Dunseverick (or the Giants Causeway car park for the more energetic
of you!).
All of the caches in this series are placed along the route of
the cliff top path and extend for a mile or two. It’s also
worth noting that while this is to
some degree a maintained route where hedges are kept under control
and grass is trimmed in places, it has some quite demanding
sections and the ground can be wet, very muddy and uneven.
There are no barriers between the path and the sea. With cliffs
rising to around 400 feet we would recommend that while children
can of course use the route while accompanied by an adult we would
strongly suggest that this is NOT a suitable place for younger
children.
‘Hapless
Bill’
Hamiltons Seat
In 1786 the Rev W Hamilton, an Irish cleric and magistrate, was
the first observer to describe accurately the origin of the
basalts. He suggested that the Giants Causeway hexagonal columns
were caused by volcanic action rather that by the sea. He was much
lambasted for this by many sceptics.
The Rev William Hamilton
This place is well worth a visit as the views are
phenomenal:
Hamiltons Seat
N.B. The cache (a small tab-lock box) is
located a short distance from the bench – in a southerly
direction. No need to climb over anything!
Many thanks to the nice people of the National
Trust for providing permission to hide our cache!