Narrow Water Traditional Cache

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Cuilcagh: The cache owner is not responding to issues with this geocache, so I must regretfully archive it.

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Cuilcagh - Community Volunteer Reviewer for Geocaching HQ (Ireland)

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Hidden : 6/15/2011
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache brings you to Narrow Water on the road from Carlingford to Newry. Narrow Water may look like a river or canal but is actually part of Carlingford Lough.

This castle was built in the 1560s for an English garrison but was later taken over by the Magennis family. After James II's defeat in 1691 it was confiscated and granted to the Halls. It is a tower 11.2m x 10.1m. The entrance in the west wall is protected by a machicolation and a murder-hole. A straight stairway rises in the west and north walls to roof level
The tower is three storeys high plus attic. It is vaulted above the first floor. It was extensively renovated in the 1960s when the roof was restored. The tower stands within a rectangular bawn, about 36m square with walls 0.6m thick & 2m high internally, but more on the outside where is rises from the shore.
Most of the bawn wall may be original but the gateway dates from the 19th century when the large house on the opposite side of the road was built.

The cache is a small tupperware container
The GPS was jumping a little under the trees so I would recommend taking the "high road" above the slipway. Follow the trail until you are almost opposite the towerhouse at Narrow Water. The cache is to the right of the path and is NOT hidden in any drystone wall
As always please exercise caution while caching along our waterways.

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