team of Calvin Torrans and Clare Sheridan, and a number of other Dublin climbers. This small band devoted themselves to developing Fair Head, founded the Dal Riada Climbing Club (named after the ancient kingdom which included this area), and acquired a climbing hut nearby to accommodate themselves and other visiting climbers. Bouldering Fair Head also contains over 511 bouldering problems, with a concentration in the boulder fields that have accumulated in Murlough Bay area (east side of the crag) and at the base of the Ballycastle Descent area (west side). These dolerite boulders have fallen off the cliffs above and the general required style is described as "steep, crimpy and powerful", with a caution that excess bouldering mats are needed to handle the poor landing areas due to the density of the strewn boulder fields. Rob Hunter, with his wife Veronica, is credited with developing the venue, and their 2012 guidebook listed over 450 routes from grade to . In 2020, Hunter created the first route by adding a sit-down-start (SDS) to Dan Varian's problem, Blondie. Classic extreme problems include Varian's Blondie and Glen Ross , which Varian describes as one of his best-ever climbing moments. and also Ricky Bell's Gentleman's Arete , and Spindle SDS on the distinctive Hanging Rock boulder. Extreme highball bouldering problems include The Big Black (E7 6c), and Ricky Bell's 2015 free solo of the boulder slab Long Runs the Fox (E9 6c) in the Murlough Bay. In 2012, Irish climbing author David Flanagan, ranked Fair Head as one of the best bouldering locations in Ireland, just behind Glendalough in Wicklow. In a 2017 video review for Rock & Ice magazine, British boulder Dan Turner called it one of the best locations in the British Isles, and "Britain's answer to Magic Wood in Switzerland". In popular culture Fair Head is used as a location in Season 7 of Game of Thrones, in Episode 3 The Queen's Justice, and Episode 5 Eastwatch. Filmography Ricky Bell and others in Ailladie (Clare) and Fair Head (Antrim): Ricky Bell on Below and Behold (E7 6c) on Rathlin Wall: See also Ailladie, major rock climbing limestone sea-cliff in County Clare Dalkey Quarry, major rock climbing granite quarry in Dublin Notes References Climbing bibliography External links Irish climbing.ie, Fair Head Online Database UK climbing.com, Fair Head Online Database Fair Head: Possibly The Best Trad Crag In The World | Climbing Daily