Ross's cache Traditional Cache
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The Cache is a 25mm canister well blended in with its surroundings. It on the premises but not on the actual monument itself. There is wheel chair access to the monument but not the cache.
Ross Monument is found on the A2 between Warrenpoint and Rostrevor. There is a lay-by opposite with a terrific view down the lough.
This commanding position was chosen as the place to honour Major General Robert Ross who fought both in Europe and the America's Second War of Independence.
His monument, erected in 1826, celebrates his victory over the American forces in Bladensburg in 1814 and his entry into the capital, Washington. He is reputed to have burnt down all the public buildings including the presidential mansion, and to have eaten the president's breakfast, he having left in a hurry.
The monument had been practically hidden and poorly maintained until recently. Alot of money has been spent by the council to bring the grounds up to a very high standard. I've drove past this hundreds of times and didn't realise its size until I walked up to it.
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Lbh arneyl guvax vg terj gurer,(ba n fgbar???)