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Cushendun Caves

📍 Cushendun, County Antrim, United Kingdom

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Cushendun Caves
Photo: Ardfern · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Scene breakdown

  1. Stormlands cave

    Game of Thrones S02E04 Major spoilers

    Davos rows Melisandre into the cave; she births the shadow that assassinates Renly Baratheon.

    Melisandre Davos Seaworth Renly Baratheon

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Real-world history

Sea caves on a National Trust beach in the Glens of Antrim. Season 2 used them as the shadow-binder cave where Melisandre gives birth to the creature that kills Renly.

Logistics & accessibility

Admission: Free. Short flat walk from the car park.

Parking & accessibility: Village / beach parking in Cushendun.

Best time to visit: Low tide for easier cave entry. Any dry day.

What else to see here

  • Murlough Bay

    Coast

    20 min drive

  • Ballintoy Harbour

    Harbour

    25 min drive