This area is mainly used for the teaching of flint knapping and manufacturing of stone tools. We often meet in a nice hotel in Carnlough to have a cup of coffee and go over all the theory involved.
After that, we head out to collect the tools we will be working with along one of the many striking pebble beaches around Glenarm.
The actual knapping takes place in the area of the "Mad Man's Window", a rock feature overlooking the Irish sea.
Sometimes, we also take participants to the "Hidden Village" further up the coast which only has one inhabitant, a hermit monk. This ghost village appears to have been abondoned when the coastal road was built, bypassing the village.
Directions
From Belfast, follow the M2 northbound. Leave the M2 at junction 4 (Sandyknowes roundabout). Take the 4th exit sign posted for Larne. Follow the signs for Larne on the M8 and then the A8 for approximately 14 miles. Staying on the dual carriageway, pass the high rise flats on the left hand side and take the next slip road on the left. Take the 4th exit at the roundabout and follow the signs for the Antrim Coast Road. Follow the scenic Coast Road through Ballygally to Glenarm. The carpark where we usually meet is one mile short of Glenarm on the right-hand side of the road.