This cache is located along the Loughview Road, which runs along
the shoreline of Lough Neagh between Ardmore Point and Dunore
Point.
The following is taken from the Antrim Borough Council website
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"Lough Neagh Facts and Figures
Surface Area of Lough: 383km2
Average Depth: 8.9m Maximum Depth: 34m
Volume: 3.45km3
Length of shoreline: Approximately 125km
Maximum Length: 30.5km (SW-NE)
Maximum Width: 12.1km (W-E)
Covering 383 square kilometres, Lough Neagh is the largest
freshwater lake in the British Isles and is one of the earliest
known inland sites of prehistoric man in Ireland. It is generally
shallow with an average depth in the general body of the Lough of 9
metres (30 feet). The area around Lough Neagh is one of the most
important bird habitats in Western Europe. A haven for wildlife and
home to a wealth of flora and fauna, Lough Neagh provides a unique
and valuable natural resource, offering a very productive
eco-system, which supports thousands of wildfowl and a large-scale
eel fishing industry."
The road is narrow, with passing points for cars, and is also
used by walkers in good weather, so please drive with due care. It
affords a good view of the Lough, and the many swans along the
shoreline. It also has swarms of Lough Neagh flies at certain times
of the year, and annoying as these can be, I promise they do not
bite!
Dunore Point water treatment plant is just around the corner
from the cache. This plant treats water from Lough Neagh using
dissolved air flotation to remove material and sediment, then
disinfects the water using chlorine. Dunore Point supplies almost a
quarter of a million households in Antrim, Ballyclare, Ballymena,
Belfast, Broughshane, Carnlough, Carryduff, Castlereagh, Crumlin,
Dundonald, Dunmurry, Glenarm, Glenavy, Holywood, Kells,
Newtownabbey, Randalstown, Templepatrick, and Toomebridge.
The cache is a small box, please replace and hide
carefully. There are a number of possible parking places, but the
one we would recommend is at N54 40 813 W006 15.494. While the road
is flat and easy walking, the cache itself may not be easy to
access by wheelchair users, hence the terrain star rating.