Melisandre's Cave
Melisandre's Cave is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Trostan stands 550 m to the southwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Caves of Cushendun, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 1.4 miles off. 218 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
The caves where Melisandre shocks Ser Davos by giving birth to a shadow assassin in season 2 of Game of Thrones®.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Glens of Antrim · 3 mi
- Watertop Waterfall · 5 mi
- Big Dan's Chair Viewpoint · 5 mi
- The Mount · 11 mi
218 named places within 25 miles
- Cross Slieve: 2.1 mi
- Crockaneel: 3.9 mi
- Carnanmore: 4.4 mi
- Lurigethan: 4.6 mi
- Tievebulliagh: 5.1 mi
- Carra Castle: 0.6 mi
- Layd Old Church (ruins): 2.3 mi
- Old Coastguard Station: 5.0 mi
- Galboly - Hidden Village: 5.3 mi
- Ballynaglogh Standing Stones: 8.3 mi
- Garron Road Amenity Site: 4.8 mi
- Play Park: 10.0 mi
- Riverside Gardens: 11.5 mi
- Partaneevey Car Park & Picnic Site: 13.8 mi
- Ballygally Park: 17.1 mi
- Caves of Cushendun: 0.0 mi
- Drunks’ Tower: 3.2 mi
- Ronan's Way car park & trails: 3.7 mi
- Watertop Farm: 5.1 mi
- Ser Arlan's Cottage: 5.4 mi
- Johann: 0.2 mi
- The Drum: 10.3 mi
- The Ballygally Resident Polar Bear: 17.1 mi
- Giant Bird Table: 17.8 mi
- Alphabet Angel: 20.0 mi
- Glenarm Castle Walled Garden: 11.3 mi
- Carnfunnock Walled Garden: 17.8 mi
- Bog Garden: 18.0 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 18.3 mi
- Benvardin Gardens: 19.0 mi
- Ess-Na-Crub Waterfall: 7.8 mi
- Ess-na-Larach Waterfall: 7.9 mi
- Hermit's Falls: 8.0 mi
- Cranny Falls: 8.8 mi
- Dunseverick Falls: 17.7 mi
- Fairhead: 7.8 mi
- Fairhead - Farrangandoo: 8.3 mi
- Fairhead - Ballycastle Descent Gully West: 8.3 mi
- Fairhead - The Prow: 8.3 mi
- Ballygalley Head: 17.3 mi
- Ballycastle Museum: 10.0 mi
- Boathouse Visitor Centre & Museum: 13.0 mi
- Ballymoney Museum: 19.4 mi
- Mid-Antrim Museum: 20.3 mi
- Larne Museum & Art Centre: 20.6 mi
- Runkerry Stand (Bushfoot): 20.7 mi
- Portballintrae Beach: 21.1 mi
- Browns bay walk: 21.7 mi
- East Strand: 24.2 mi
- Garry Bog Nature Reserve: 19.7 mi
- Lissanduff Earthworks: 20.8 mi
- Cottage Park: 3.1 mi
- Holy Well: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Melisandre's Cave. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trostan | SW 221° | 550 m | 7.2 mi |
| Slievenanee | SW 219° | 543 m | 8.7 mi |
| Knocklayd | WNW 287° | 514 m | 8.8 mi |
| Slieveanorra | WSW 245° | 508 m | 8.2 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | SSE 168° | 474 m | 19.6 mi |
| Skerry Hill | SW 226° | 459 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mid Hill | SSW 198° | 440 m | 10.9 mi |
| Slemish | S 188° | 437.9 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:49 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:45 | 21:07 | 22:09 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:49 | 14:42 | 15:57 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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