Coeffin Fish Trap View Traditional Cache

Hi we have hidden 3 geocaches on the Island of Lismore, all 3 are in cycling and walking distance from the foot ferry at he point - we hope you have fun in finding them and enjoying the fantastic scenery! Each one has been hidden at a very special place for us; From the main road just south from the church a marked footpath leads you down ( is quite steep) to the castle - a fantastic view and peaceful place to relax. Hope the weather is kind to you!

Coeffin Castle was built in the 13th century, probably by the MacDougalls of Lorn. Lismore was an important site within their lordship, being the location of St. Moluag's Cathedral, seat of the Bishop of Argyll. The first written evidence of the castle occurs in 1469–70, when it was granted to Sir Colin Campbell of Glenorchy by Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll. It is unlikely to have been occupied in post-mediaeval times.A tidal fish trap, of unknown age, is located in the small bay to the south-east of the castle. To the north-east of the castle are the remains of a stone-walled fort. Castle Coeffin has been described as "a very ancient Scandinavian fortalice in Lismore and Appin parish, Argyllshire, on the NW side of Lismore island, 2.5 miles from the north-eastern extremity, now a dilapidated ivy-clad ruin.

Please note the geocache is not the castle.