GC31J3M Wicklow Mountains Cache (Traditional Cache) in Leinster, Ireland created by Determo

This cache has been archived.

Determo: The Cache really needs work, Im just gonna archive it so I dont keeping getting pushy emails from a 'reviewer', I'll probably have it properly replaced in a few weeks...

GC31J3M ▼

A cache by Determo Message this owner

Hidden : 8/3/2011

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The Cache is located on the Military Road between Laragh and the Sally Gap. The road itself is a bit on the narrow side and is fairly bumpy/rough so take care when driving. There is parking for a car beside the Caches hiding place, and more space 100m down the road. The road is usually not accessible during the winter for several weeks. If your planning on visiting the Cache during winter remember that rain down low often means snow up in the mountains, snow also takes longer to thaw up high!

The Cache is located in a great spot for seeing plenty of the Wicklow Mountains all at the same time. Directly on your left when facing away from the road at the Caches hiding place is Luggala (595m), going in a clockwise direction are the mountains: Knocknacloghoge (534m), Scarr [The Pointy one] (641m), Kanturk (523m), Tonelagee [with the cliffs and Wicklows Third Highest Mountain] (817m), Stoney Top (714m), Carrigshouk (571m), Mullaghcleevaun East Top (795m), Mullaghcleevaun [further in the back and Wicklows Second Highest Mountain after Lugnaquillia] (849m), Duff Hill (720m), Gravale (718m) and Carrigvore [directly behind the Cache] (682m).

The area directly in front of the Cache is drained by the Cloghoge Brook, which joins with the Cloghoge River coming from Lough Tay, and flows into Lough Dan. Lough Dan is Wicklows largest natural lake. Red Deer can often be spotted on the land in front of the Cache. The Red Deer in question are not pure Red Deer. The native population of Red Deer in Wicklow has over the decades inter-bred with the introduced Sika Deer. Its is thought that all the Deer in the Wicklow Mountains these days are Red/Sika Hybrids. The Red Deer Stags can be heard roaring during the Rutting Season which begins around September and lasts till early November.

The Military Road was built by British Government Soldiers largely in response to the 1798 Rebellion. It ran from Rathfarnham in South Dublin across the Wicklow Mountains to Aghavannagh in South Wicklow. The Construction began in August 1800 and the Road was finished, complete with police barracks, in October 1809. The road provided the British with an easy access route into the Wicklow Mountains, which up till then had been a haven for the remnants of the United Irishmen Rebels. The Road today continues to porvide Walkers easy access to the hills!

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