Decided to place a cache here as not many people realise that this place actually exsists.
An area stepped in history but often over looked because of its close proximity to the more well known attractions of the area such as the Giants Causeway – Lissanduff or as the locals call it, the ‘Dark Fort’, consists of two sets of concentric circles (raths). The site dates from the early Bronze Age and is a very important archaeological site in Ireland.
The main rath or circle would have been used as a fortified home for people and/or animals, these forts would have been built with defensive in mind to offer maximum protection from raiders. The farthest set of concentric banks are more intriguing, they are oval in shape and have a water spring at their centre. Archaeologists have discovered that non-porous clay was used to line the banks of the oval in order to create a deep pool of water, which would have been used for water rituals.
The landscape would have considerably different from what we see today, at the time the Bronze Age spread to Ireland (around 2000BC) forests would have covered much of the lowlands areas with the sand dunes and the River Bush acting as a natural boundary. However the view of the ocean would be much the same, and it still remains gloriously unspoiled.
Another significant factor to consider about Lissanduff is that it is located on the boundary of the western extreme of the ancient kingdom of Dalriada and at the end of the Ballaghmore, the great road which ran from Tara to the north coast.
The cache is a small micro plastic tube with magnet attached and contains only a log. Please bring your pen\pencil. Please replace cache exactly where found thanks. Great views at the cache site of Runkerry. This cache is not wheelchair accessible.
**** Please note the cache is not inside the ritual site****