Kirsokava is a promontory that was used in Roman times first as a cemetery and then as a quarry for limestone. Blocks of stone would be taken by sea on boast or rafts to build Kyrenia castle and the harbour, a practice continued by the Byzantines, Crusaders and Venetians. You can still see traces of the ancient route the stones took to the seashore in the bay beyond, a wide sweeping road cut into the rocks. Imagine hauling great blocks of stone across to the sea in the searing heat of the North Cyprus summer, and you can’t help admiring the strength of those Roman workmen!