In
this series, I have hidden silver/grey micro-cache capsules near to
each of the 17 parish churches, on (or just slightly off)
the route of the walk's course. Each capsule contains a rolled-up
log-book only (please bring your own pen/pencil).
This cache is for the 6th in the series and can be found near Kirk
Christ; the parish church of Rushen. The church is located 500
yards down Old School Road (the road leading off to the south
from the Ballakillowey roundabout, which is half way between the
villages of Colby and Port Erin).
The parish includes the south-western extremity of the island,
together with the Calf of Man, and contains an area of about 10
square miles. It stretches round the coast from Strandhall to the
precipices west of Cronk ny Arrey Lhaa (Hill of the Day
Watch). The principal headlands are Port St Mary Point, Black
Head, Spanish Head (350 feet), and Bradda Head (766 feet); and the
chief inlets are Port St Mary Bay, Perwick Bay, Bay Stacka, Port
Erin Bay, and Fleshwick Bay. The west of the parish is hilly,
stretching from Cronk ny Arrey Lhaa (437 metres or approx 1430
feet, the highest point in the parish) along the western coast
to Lhiattee ny Beinnee, Bradda Hill, Mull Hill, and the Sound,
across which the ridge is continued on the Calf.
Parking (see coordinates below) is available just in front
of the church, off the main road. The cache itself can be found a
short walk away with a view over a field back to the church. Please
replace the cache exactly as found, and as usual, WATCH OUT FOR
MUGGLES!
Happy
caching!