St Mary's Church
This church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, was collegiate; that is , it was served by a college or community of clerics, one of whom had responsibility for liturgy within the church as well as for matters of business. The house where the community lived stands to the south of the church.
The earliest church here was built by Sitric, King of Dublin. It was replaced around 1235 by a parish church, and then, in the second half of the 14th century, the present church was built.
The building was modified in the 15th and 16th centuries, when the gables were raised, a bell-cote was built and a new porch and south door were added. The St Lawrences of nearby Howth Castle also modified the east end to act as a private chapel; inside is the tomb of Christopher St Lawrence, 13th Baron of Howth, who died in 1462, and his wife, Anna Plunkett of Ratoath.
The carvings on the tombs were saints who were specially venerated, at the time. By placing their images on the tomb it was hoped that the saints would help the souls of the departed to get into heaven.
The Cache
This is a short 1 stage multi. Due to recent flooding damage there is no access to the ruins until repair works are carried out, so the Multi has been modified to due to this. The given co-ords will bring you to the entrance to the church ruins. From here, how many archways can you see running along the centre of the building remains?
Let the answer = A
You are now ready to work out the co-ords of the cache location.
Final co-ords:
N53 23.2(A-1)A W006 04.0(A+3)A