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The first stop of note along the Circle Island Road, four miles north of Basseterre, is Bloody Point , a hillock on the outskirts of Challengers village that witnessed a brutal Carib massacre in 1626. A one-hour hike affords glimpses of cartoon-like petroglyphs engraved into the rocky hillside. After the point, the road heads down to the seaside village of Old Road Town , the island's first settlement under Sir Thomas Warner's tenure; the only vestige is a derelict redbrick building that once served as Government House. Better maintained are the petroglyphs that pre-date Warner's arrival, etched on a boulder along the nearby road signposted to Romney Manor; the pregnant-looking character is a fertility idol. The onetime estate of Thomas Jefferson's great grandfather, Romney Manor lies at the end of the road, its smart yellow cottages now home to Caribelle Batik (Mon-Fri 8.30am-4pm; closed Sat & Sun), a popular handicraft boutique. The surrounding grounds feature a botanical garden (free) with a 350-year-old saman tree as its centrepiece. The derelict ruins of Jefferson's brother William's sugar plantation lie below, notable for the extensive aqueduct that's used today as the departure point for rainforest hikes . Greg's Safaris (tel 869/465-4121, ) offers half-day treks in the area for US$40, as well as more strenuous full-day climbs up Liamuiga for US$60. Back on the main road, another mile north along the Caribbean coast, lies Middle Island village, where an unkempt cemetery contains Sir Thomas Warner's extravagant marble tomb .
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