CAGE Series No 07: Wateresk Dolomen Traditional Cache

The CAGE series - Come And Get Em

These are all designed to be cache n’ dash and have been placed as a driving series to take you around the picturesque Castlewellan countryside.

Castlewellan is a town of some several thousand inhabitants situated in the south-east of Northern Ireland close to the Irish Sea and the Mourne Mountains.

There are already some caches in this area which have lovely views of the Mournes and surrounding mountains.

This series of caches has been place by gilliancclarke, Frezeluberz and Zoe andDaddy.

Although only a few kilometres north of Newcastle, County Down, the dolmen at Wateresk stands in a lovely location. The Mourne mountains provide a gorgeous backdrop to the site when viewed from the north. One of the main features of this dolmen is the largest of the support stones which is wonderfully sculptured to hold the capstone, almost as if in the palm of a hand.

Also known as the Slidderyford Dolmen, the tomb stands in a field about 50 metres from the road. You can clearly see the sculptured stone in the image below. This is one site I will revisit and if you are in the area then I suggest you visit this unusual charming portal tomb.

Situated:Take the A2 north from Newcastle, County Down, after approx 3 kilometres you will see a small car park to your left, take the left turn immediately after the car park and cross Slidderyford Bridge, the tomb is in a field to your left about 100 metres past the bridge.

The caches in the series are:

• No 01: Post Box with a view
• No 02: Derelict Barn
• No 03: Ballylough Lake 1
• No 04: Ballylough Lake 2
• No 05: Field of Hope
• No 06: Moneylane Church
• No 07: Wateresk Dolmen
• No 08: Drumee Cemetery
• No 09: **Fairy Convenient Too**
• No 10: Places That Time Forgot
• No 11: Castlewellan Town
• No 12: Castlewellan Forest Park
• No 13: Ivy with a view
• No 14: In The Woods
• No 15: The Old Bridge
• No 16: Derelict House
• No 17: Tree with a view
• No 18: Leprechaun Crossing
• No 19: Derelict with a view
• No 20: An Ode to Lunch
• No 21: Bridge with a view
• No 22: Bridge Cache
• No 23: Leitrim Church
• No 24: Lough Island Reavy Reservoir 1
• No 25: Lough Island Reavy Reservoir 2
• No 26: Lough Island Reavy Reservoir 3
• No 27: Derelict Stable
• No 28: St John the Evangelist Church
• No 29: Rocky Mountain Car Park
• No 30: Moneyscalp Woods
• No 31: Mountain View