Trostan Mountain Antrim County
Trostán A name in Irish ('pole/staff')
Height: 550 metres OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 9 for top
Grid Ref: D179 236 Latitude: 55.045779 Longitude: -6.156302
ITM: 717823 923583 Prominence: 515m
Isolation: 2.6km
The mountains of Antrim (physiographically a plateau) tilt upward
toward the coast. They reach an elevation of 1,817 feet (554
metres) at Trostan, with the plateau terminating in an impressive
cliff coastline of basalts and chalk that is broken by a series of
the glaciated valleys known as glens, which face Scotland and are
rather isolated from the rest of Northern Ireland. Trostan is the
highest mountain in the Antrim Hills area and the 361st highest in
Ireland. Trostan is the highest point in county Antrim.
It can be accessed from either the Ballyemon Road (Moyle Way
crosses at N55o 01.637 W006o 08.410)on the east or the Glendun Road
(Moyle Way crosses at N55o 02.824 W006o 11.438) on the west. Either
way you are probably best to follow the Moyle Way markers to about
500 metres altitude and then break away to the summit.
IMPORTANT : This cache is located in a
wild, remote and almost featureless upland area. The going
underfoot is often rough and boggy; and the weather conditions can
be extreme.
Dress for these conditions - wear hill walking boots and
gaiters
and carry spare clothes and food/drink in your rucksack. As
visibility can be very limited bring a map (OSNI Discoverer
Map
Series Sheet 9) and compass - and know how to use
them.