Excellent accommodation was provided for the night at the 

 Kilraorey Hotel, and early next morning the party explored the 

 Giant's Grave, near the Roman Catholic Church, within about a 

 mile of the town. After breakfast, they drove on to Greencastle, 

 examining the carboniferous rocks on the shore ; here good ex- 

 amples of trap dykes were found traversing the limestone. At 

 Greencastle there are the ruins of a very fine old castle — one of 

 the first built by the English, and one that did good service during 

 the terrible wars between the English of the Pale and the native 

 Irish. At a short distance there is a good example of the old 

 Irish Dun or Fort. 



Between Greencastle and Rostrevor, about a mile on the moun- 

 tain side of the main road, and near the river known as the Cause- 

 way Water, there is a very fine Cromlech, the covering stone 

 probably weighing not less than 42 tons. This is placed on the 

 ends of standing stones, and a chamber is formed below. Nearer 

 Rostrevor, there is another Giant's Grave, but, being closer to the 

 public road, it is very much injured. Time would not allow a visit to 

 Cloughmore, or Kilbroney Church ; the party had reluctantly to 

 hurry on to catch the last train for Belfast at Warren point, which 

 they did with the hope that this trip would be included in the 

 programme for another year. 



On Saturday, 8th July, 



CAVE HILL QUARRIES AND DEER PARK. 



Noon, which was the appointed hour of departure, was ushered 

 in by a deluge of rain, accompanied by flashes of lightning, that 

 shook the nerves of many who had intended accompanying the 

 party, and reduced it to a comparatively small number. However, 

 during the nine years of the Club's existence, not a single excursion 

 has been postponed on account of bad weather, the rule being to 

 carry out the programme, with whatever number may present 

 themselves ; the weather did not, therefore, on this occasion pre- 

 vent the party enjoying a pleasant and profitable day; those who 



