Crannogs

Having been a resident of Ballycastle for some 18 years and a frequent visitor ever since, two distinctive sights remind me that I'm home: Knocklayde Mountain - that hulking, brooding giant that stands watch over the town - and Fair Head, the distinctive cliff which beautifully frames the Ballycastle beach to the east. Like locals and tourists alike, I have often admired Fairhead from shore-level. At the weekend, I took a drive to the top of the cliff, parked in the little National Trust car park.