Welcome to the Quoile
The river begins its life as the Ballynahinch River which flows
from west of the town of Ballynahinch to Annacloy where it is known
as the Annacloy River. This then becomes the Quoile proper, which
flows through Downpatrick and the Quoile Pondage before finally
emptying into Strangford Lough.
The area used to be an estuary filled with sea water from
Strangford Lough at each high tide. In past
times this river would have been busy with sailing ships and
steamers carrying timber, coal and slates down to
Downpatrick.
The
cache itself is an easy cache and dash with a nice view of the
Quoile Bridge and river.