ANCIENT SITES
Where documented history ends, the story begins
LANDSCAPES THAT HOLD THE PAST
The ancient places that inspired the George Ryan novels are more than settings. They are the trails of human intention, mystery and endurance. From Atlantic cliffs to the Pacific Northwest and on to the Andean Mountains and beyond, these real-world sites shaped the story, the characters and the questions at the heart of every adventure.
THE BRANDON HOUSE
BOOK ONE
IRELAND ❖ PERU
DINGLE ❖ MOCHE VALLEY ❖ MACHU PICCHU ❖ NAZCA LINES
BROWSE BY BOOK
Explore the sites, histories and mysteries behind each adventure
THE ATLANTIS ENIGMA
BOOK TWO
WESTERN IRELAND
ARAN ISLANDS ❖ DÚN AONGHASA ❖ TEAMPALL BHEANÁIN ❖ THE BURREN ❖ POULNABRONE DOLMEN
THE TOFINO DECEPTION
BOOK FOUR
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
CLAYOQUOT SOUND AND THE TLA-O-QUI-AHT CULTURAL LANDSCAPE ❖ OPITSAHT, MEARES ISLAND ❖ LONG BEACH
THE DONEGAL CIPHER
BOOK THREE
WESTERN IRELAND ❖ ISLE OF MAN
TORY ISLAND MONASTIC SITE ❖ DONEGAL CASTLE ❖ KNOCKNAREA AND QUEEN MAEVE’S CAIRN ❖ CREEVYKEEL COURT TOMB ❖ CARROWMORE MEGALITHIC CEMETERY ❖ CASHTAL YN ARD
THE ORKNEY RELIQUARY
BOOK FIVE
ORKNEY, SCOTLAND
COMING AUTUMN 2026
COMPLETE SITES INDEX
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| Site | Location | Novel |
|---|---|---|
| Aran Islands | County Galway, Ireland | The Atlantis Enigma |
| The Burren | County Clare, Ireland | The Atlantis Enigma |
| Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery | County Sligo, Ireland | The Donegal Cipher |
| Cashtal yn Ard | Isle of Man | The Donegal Cipher |
| Clayoquot Sound | Vancouver Island, British Columbia | The Tofino Deception |
| Creevykeel Court Tomb | County Sligo, Ireland | The Donegal Cipher |
| Dingle Peninsula | County Kerry, Ireland | The Brandon House |
| Donegal Castle | Donegal Town, Ireland | The Donegal Cipher |
| Dún Aonghasa | Inis Mór, Aran Islands, Ireland | The Atlantis Enigma |
| Dún Dúchathair | Inis Mór, Aran Islands, Ireland | The Atlantis Enigma |
| Knocknarea and Queen Maeve’s Cairn | County Sligo, Ireland | The Donegal Cipher |
| Long Beach | Pacific Rim, British Columbia | The Tofino Deception |
| Machu Picchu | Cusco Region, Peru | The Brandon House |
| Maeshowe | West Mainland, Orkney, Scotland | The Orkney Reliquary |
| Moche Valley | La Libertad Region, Peru | The Brandon House |
| Nazca Lines | Nazca Desert, Peru | The Brandon House |
| Opitsaht | Meares Island, British Columbia | The Tofino Deception |
| Poulnabrone Dolmen | The Burren, County Clare, Ireland | The Atlantis Enigma |
| Ring of Brodgar | West Mainland, Orkney, Scotland | The Orkney Reliquary |
| Skara Brae | Bay of Skaill, Orkney, Scotland | The Orkney Reliquary |
| Stones of Stenness | West Mainland, Orkney, Scotland | The Orkney Reliquary |
| Teampall Bheanáin | Inis Mór, Aran Islands, Ireland | The Atlantis Enigma |
| Tory Island Monastic Site and Bell Tower | County Donegal, Ireland | The Donegal Cipher |
| Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn | Near Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | The Orkney Reliquary |
HISTORY IS NEVER JUST BACKGROUND
EVERY LOCATION LEAVES ITS MARK - ON THE LAND, ON THE PAST, AND ON THE STORY