Speaking of buildings

aroobagirl · Post by **aroobagirl** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:12 am

Can anyone identify what the building is that you can see from Francis Beach that is out on Mary Point? Looks deserted but what a location! I love to fantasize about fixing it up. Can you even get to it by car?

liamsaunt · Post by **liamsaunt** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:45 am

Are you talking about the ruins that are on Whistling Cay--across from Mary Point? The small little house?

aroobagirl · Post by **aroobagirl** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:52 am

Liamsaunt:
I think it is on the point not a cay. When you are on the beach at Francis looking out to the water it is on the left. Appears to be a ruin or deserted building but I think would make a charming cottage.

deejayjay · Post by **deejayjay** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:30 am

We stayed in honeymoon cottage in May. It's just across Marys Creek from Marys point. There are ruins over there. And Marys point was calling very loudly to my husband all week to be explored. He is quite the hiker and adventurer. He headed that direction one day and when he returned I asked if he would need a machete to explore over there. He said "NO, More like a chain saw.". It is very dense and inpenetrable. I believe I read that the building there was where they were stationed to watch for slaves attempting to swim to tortola.

parafins · Post by **parafins** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:51 am

I'll bet it's this stone house that you see!

It takes around 15 minutes from Maho Bay camp {by kyack,cars tend to sink

}If you go from Cinnamon Bay camps it's about 20 minutes.It's a fun trip!!Parafins

nothintolose · Post by **nothintolose** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:53 am

So what is that parafins?

parafins · Post by **parafins** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:57 am

This is the stonehouse on Whistling Cay

I took this pic 7/07 while standing on the beach of Whistling Cay.

hugo · Post by **hugo** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:03 pm

That is the building on Whistling Cay, it might appear to be part of Mary's Point from the right angle. There are no visible ruins on the point-- the south side of Mary's Point was a cattle ranch up until the late 1950's, so the vegetation now is the nastiest thorny weeds and trash, notably catch-n-keep and tan-tan.... not hiking territory for anyone but masochists.

piscesgirl0314 · Post by **piscesgirl0314** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:22 pm

VERY cool building...

Steve S · Post by **Steve S** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:09 pm

Isn't described as an old Danish Tariff House?

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