There is a crannog on Marlacoo Lake near the village of
Hamiltonsbawn, although it is now submerged. It was used by Hugh
O'Neill to elude his English enemies in the 1590's. Crannogs were
man-made islands constructed as a refuge against an enemy. They
date from the New Stone Age (the Neolithic period or ) but were
used for many centuries after as a means of defence or as a place
to hide.
The co-ords for the carpark are N54 20.509 W 006 29.263.
THE CACHE is a small sized container, with log and
pencil. There may be fishermen about and the area is often popular
with muggles. There are families of swans on the lake and in the
surrounding area picnic benches with BBQ stands. Please supervise
children near the lake.
As we had a previous cache muggled in this area please use
utmost discretion retrieving and replacing the cache. It is a
popular spot in good weather and during the fishing season has
plenty of muggles.