Derrycarne Wood Traditional Cache
Inishanier: Hi,
There has been no response from the cache owner so I'm Archiving this cache.
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Many thanks,
Graham
Inishanier - Volunteer Reviewer for Geocaching.com (Ireland)
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CACHE DESCRIPTION
Go for a walk in the lovely Derrycarne Wood located 3.5km north of Dromod, 13 km south of Carrick-on-Shannon, off the N4 at Lough Boderg.
Derrycarne Wood is a great place for viewing wildlife. Facilities include picnic sites, forest and riverside walks, access to the Shannon system.
Derry is from daire, the Irish name for oak wood, which probably formed part of the extensive woodlands recorded as lying north of Lough Bofin in the 17th century. The other part of the name may refer to a cairn, which has not been identified, but may relate to a battle that took place here. It was between William forces and Sarsfield’s Jacobite army around 1690-91.
The woodland is formed from an estate owned by Matthew Nesbitt, High Sheriff of Leitrim around 1798. He was succeeded by Francis Nesbitt who died in 1845 and subsequently Ormsby Gore MP. The estate house is no longer present, but originally was near the car park.
Derrycarne Wood consists of the remains of old woodlands along with a broadleaf/conifer plantation that has been re-established. There are fine examples of a wide range of trees and shrubs left over from the estate, including beech, oak, birch, hornbeams and mature Lawson cypress.
To find this cache:
Park at N 53 52.316, W 007 57.450
From there it’s about 800m to the cache.
GPS reception is not good due to tree cover, so I’ll describe where you will have to go. A path will lead you all the way to the way to the cache. No need to fight your way through the jungle or to get your feet wet. First, follow the gravel road. At the large sign , go left. You will arrive at a picnic area (N 53 52.108, W 007 57.922). Turn right onto a small path which starts near the stand for the life preserver. Close to the final you have to turn onto an even smaller path. I am posting a picture of the old ruins that are near the cache.
The cache is a large 3.9 litre plastic container. You may bring large trade items! There is a scratch card for the FTF.
I don’t know anything about the history of these ruins. If you do, please e-mail me, so that I can include this information in the cache description.
PS: There is another nice picnic site at the water at N 53 52.115, W 007 58.150
ATTENTION: Oct 14th 2007, visited the cache and noticed that a lot of stones were shifted and dug out not fat from the cache location. I don`t know if this was done by a geocacher. Anyway, please don't dig out any more stones in that area! This is not where the cache is hidden. You will find the container a few meters past the arch TOWARDS the lake. It`s behind a rock where the steps are (see spoiler photo). This is a very, very precise description of the cache location. So, there is no need to tear up the place!
Additional Hints
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Zvaq lbhe fgrc,
Oruvaq fgbar