The Old Mill Traditional Cache
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A pleasant riverside walk in a hidden part of county Wexford
leading to a crumbling industrial building.
This cache is located a couple of miles from the village of
Castlebridge. Park at N52 23.180 W6 27.973. Please do not block the
gate or drive down the track. It's an access road for ESB vehicles.
Walk down the road and through the next gate on your left. You
should now find yourself walking through a tranquil forest,
following the course of a river. With any luck birds will be
singing and you may even see a squirrel. This path is generally
quiet and on a sunny day it's a delightful walk. If it's
particularly warm, you could bring a picnic.
After a couple of kilometres you will come to a relatively modern
building which is connected to the curious engineering works
further along the path. These all seem to be some manner of
hydro-electricity generating station. While these works may seem to
spoil the walk somewhat, you will soon see that there is continuity
between the these modern machines and the cache location.
As you emerge beyond the waterfall, you will see the ruins of an
earlier attempt to harness the power of this river. The ruined mill
building beyond hints at what must have been a significant
industrial complex in its day. Unfortunately I have not been able
to find any information about the name or history of this site.
Carefully scramble up the bank to your left and start exploring.
Directly across the bridge is a curious man-made canal channel and
some industrial bits and pieces. The main mill building is slowly
being reclaimed by ivy and moss, but is an interesting place to
explore. Mind your step, as it can be steep and slippery. A large
circular beam, which I assume is the "axle" for the mill wheel
remains intact.
The cache is an ammo box. Please leave it covered when you have
replaced it. GPS coverage may be poor here, so bring the spoiler
photo.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Onfr bs jnyy; 3 gerrf; evtug; ybj
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