CREW HILL and the CREW STONE
This is the second of two caches related to the Crew Stone.
If you are now searching for this cache, you should already have
visited the Crew Stone at the summit of the hill.
This second part relates to another stone, which has been moved
from the site you first visited a long time ago in history.
A newspaper report in 1929 states that
"on the roadside close to Mr. James McMurray's farm at
Lurganteniel, Ballinderry, above Lisburn there is a large stone
shaped like a rude armchair.
This is locally known as the "Beggar's Seat" and it is
supposed to have been brought down there from the summit of the
famous Crew Hill which is close at hand." There is certainly still
in 1929 a large stone on Crew Hill, but it does not look as much
like an inauguration stone as "The Beggars' Seat" on the
roadside”.
Many years ago the local historian, the late Jean Totten,
related many local stories of the area, in her 1980 publication
titled "Gleanings from Glenavy Parish."
In that publication Jean records the story related to her by an
elderly lady who lived in a cottage close by the Crew Hill about
the stone chair. The lady told her that in the last battle fought
at the Crew Hill, the victors, who were taking the chair away, were
surprised by another force and dropped it in the place where it
remains today.
In the 1929 report readers were informed that "we have in
Crew Hill a nice site for an afternoon's picnic motor-run to one of
the most historical sites in Irish history."
The Cache
The cache is a cylindrical canister about 3 inches long with a
white cap
Getting there
The coordinates above give you an idea where you should park by the
roadside. While this is a quiet road, please be careful about
passing traffic.
The coordinates you found on the log in Crew Stone #1 cache should
take you straight to the stone.