Roodstown Castle Traditional Cache
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The cache is a small camo'd tupperware container. There is no parking at the coordinates but there is an obviously and safe spot just 50m beyond the castle. You will need to walk along a road to the cache. There is no footpath so mind any junior cachers.
Access to the castle is by a small gate that is usually locked. The key is held by a local resident. It is not nescessary to enter the site to access the cache.
Dating from the 15th Century Roodstown Castle is one of 26 Tower Houses in Co Louth. It is regarded as one of the best preserved examples. It is approximately 15m in height and is a rectangular tower of four storeys with small projecting turrets placed at diagonally opposed corners. The latter house the spiral stairway (SE corner) and garderobes (NW corner).
Only the vaulted floor between the ground and first storey survives. As to the lives of its inhabitants, history appears to be silent: not even the names of its builders seem to have been recorded.
Additional Hints
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