The world of the story

Locations

Every cliff, cove, chamber and hidden corner where the adventure unfolds. Add the places — real and imagined.

Mussenden Temple

Downhill, North Coast

The little round temple on the cliff edge where the whole adventure begins.

Magical note
When the Trinity symbol shines, a hidden door opens in the stone floor.
The Kite at Mussenden Temple
Into the Cliff
The Giant's Quest

Downhill Demesne

Around the temple

Wide green lawns, ruined mansion walls and wildflower paths leading to the cliff.

Magical note
Some paths only appear at golden hour.
The Kite at Mussenden Temple

The Giant's Causeway

County Antrim coast

Forty thousand hexagonal stones stepping out into the sea — built, the children learn, for a reason.

Magical note
The stones rearrange themselves to make a path for friends of Finn.
The Giant's Quest

Rathlin Island

Off the Antrim coast

Wild cliffs, puffins and a lighthouse that blinks in a pattern only the kite can read. One small puffin in particular — Pip — has a habit of appearing on the rocks above the sea caves at exactly the right moment.

Magical note
The cliffs hum when the Blue Kite passes overhead, and Pip the puffin seems to know the hidden cave paths better than anyone.
The Sea-Road to Rathlin

The Hidden Chamber

Beneath Mussenden

A round room of pale stone, with star maps on the ceiling and the time machine at its centre.

Magical note
The chamber only exists when at least one child is brave enough to look for it.
The Giant's Quest
The Sea-Road to Rathlin

The Ancient Causeway Beneath the Sea

Under the waves

The lost half of Finn's bridge, glowing softly with old magic when the tide is right.

Magical note
Walk it only between two breaths of the sea.
The Giant's Quest

The Cliff Path

Downhill to the strand

A winding path of wildflowers, salt wind and gulls. Where everything ordinary begins.

Magical note
Footprints sometimes appear that aren't anyone's.
The Kite at Mussenden Temple

The Secret Workshop

Below the chamber

Where the time machine and the Blue Kite were built, long ago, by hands the children have yet to meet.

Magical note
Tools still warm, as if their maker just stepped out.
Into the Cliff