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Apart from any beach or snorkeling stops, a tour of the island is a
pretty brief affair. Away from the lagoon, there are few sights and
they're all pretty missable unless you're determined to get your money's
worth.
North of Codrington a series of dirt roads fans out across the upper
part of the island. One of these leads into the heart of the island, to
the scant remains of Highlands House, the castle the first
Codringtons built on the island in the seventeenth century. The views
across the island from here are as panoramic as you'll find. Another
dirt road leads up to the northeastern side of the island, where a
series of caves has been naturally carved into the low cliffs.
These are thought to have sheltered Taíno and possibly Carib Indians in
the centuries preceding the arrival of Europeans in the island. Scant
evidence of their presence has been found here, however, except for some
unusual petroglyphs.
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entrance to the main cave is opposite a large boulder, with the ruins of
an old watchtower built up alongside. You'll need to scramble up
the rocks for five minutes, then make a short, stooped walk inside the
cave to reach the petroglyphs - a couple of barely distinguishable and
very amateurish faces carved into the rock face
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