Belfast Hills Partnership Series No.07 – Cratered! Multi-Cache
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Belfast Hills Partnership Series No.07 – Cratered!
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The multi-cache has been placed at a place in the hillside overlooking the Long Barn visitor resource in the Divis and Black Mountain, a National Trust property.
A two-stage multicache, with rough trails and upland hiking involved. Please dress appropriately for mountain walking where the weather may change suddenly. Expect very wet ground underfoot at any time of year. Just under 4 km (round trip) from the given parking place.
The coordinates for the cache are found in a small tab-lock container placed at the Hide, a quarry which may have been used to provide the stones to build the nearby cashel, some 3000 BC.
The final cache is hidden a short distance away, in a feature which gives meaning to the name of the cache. Was this a result of artillery aiming practice from Aldergrove? Or was it caused by bombers from Coastal Command lightening their loadon return from an atlantic mission to seek out U-boats? Who knows!
The medium-sized tab-lock box cache contains numerous novelty items (pens, pencils - BHP of course), markers, a set of AA batteries, various old UK and foreign coins, also some Party Poppers (3 only - do they still work?)!
The National Trust celebrated the opening of Divis and the Black Mountain on 27 June 2005. The opening of Belfast's famous backdrop means that the people of the city and beyond now have access to a mountain landscape that has been in private ownership for decades. Divis at 478 metres (1,562ft) and Black Mountain at 390 metres (1,275ft) form the dramatic backdrop to the city of Belfast. The mountains offer spectacular views across Northern Ireland. The Mourne Mountains, Strangford and Belfast Loughs, the Castlereagh and Holywood Hills and the Sperrins are all visible. So are the coasts of England, Scotland and the Isle of Man.Divis and the Black Mountain are open all year round.Access is free.
How to get there
Leave M1 motorway at Junction 2 (Stockman's Lane).Take the A55 (Outer Ring), signed Falls.Go straight across first two roundabouts.From dual carriageway, turn left on to Upper Springfield Road.Continue for 2.5 miles, and a short distance past the national speed limit sign, turn right on to Divis Road.
Parking: Car parking is available opposite the entrance to the property, N54 35.960 W006 02.533. Please note this is the only access point to the Divis and Black Mountain environment.
Belfast Hills Access Code
1. Plan ahead - know where to walk, what to wear and how to minimise waste.
2. Be safe - pay attention to signs, weather conditions & traffic levels. Consider your personal safety, don’t walk alone, bring a mobile phone, let people know where you are.
3. Understand Access - know where you are allowed to go and leave gates as you find them.
4. Minimise impact - TAKE ALL LITTER HOME, extinguish matches & cigarettes carefully, don't pollute water.
5. Control dogs - Please keep dogs on a lead especially near farm animals.
6. Respect the countryside - don't disturb or feed wildlife.
7. Consider others - don't interfere with livestock, crops or machinery. Minimise noise.
The Belfast Hills & the Belfast Hills Partnership
The Belfast Hills stretch from Colin Mountain in the south to Carnmoney Hill in the north and are home to important wildlife and archaeological sites, stunning landscapes and scattered communities.The Belfast Hills Partnership Trust was established in 2004 as an independent company with charitable status with the following aims:
To increase people's appreciation of the value of the Belfast Hills
To plan and carry out work programmes to protect and enhance biodiversity on the hills
To help people enjoy the hills through a range of well managed public sites
To improve the quality of life for local people
The Belfast Hills Geocaching Series is supported by the Belfast Hills Partnership (BHP) – for more information about their activities and walks check out their website – www.belfasthills.org
If you would be interested to add to this Geocaching series please contact the BHP for up to date access and landowners’ permission.
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