Witches' Tryst - Carlingwark Circular 4 Traditional Cache
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Witches' Tryst - Carlingwark Circular 4
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This cache is a small plastic box with room for a few swops - please bring your own pen. The cache is one of four placed near a waymarked path which takes you round Carlingwark Loch at Castle Douglas – see below for more information.
A Carlin was an old Scots word for a witch and one suggested source of the name Carlingwark is the meeting place of the witches. Legend has it that Witches used to meet near to the cache site in a group of three hawthorn trees.
Carlingwark Circular Caches.
There are four caches to find on the 3.5 mile waymarked walk round Carlingwark Loch at Castle Douglas.
1 - Lovers Walk
2 - Under the Boardwalk
3 - Douglas Mausoleum
4 - Witches' Tryst
To collect all four caches it is suggested to start from Carlingwark Park at
N 54°56.132', W 003°55.727 where there a few parking spaces. There is plenty of other parking in the streets nearby.
From the lochside follow the footpaths east, past the tent pitch area, and on to the B736. Head east for 300m and go through the gate and follow the path round the lochside in a southerly direction along a raised path called Lovers Walk (cache 1).
At the end of the path turn right across the wooden walkway (cache 2) and follow the well trodden path to the minor road near Mid Kelton Farm. Turn N (right) and follow the road back to Castle Douglas passing by the Douglas Family Mausoleum (cache 3) and Carlingwark Loch (cache 4) on the way back to the park.
The lochside and farmland areas of the walk can be very muddy – stout footwear is recommended.
Additional Hints
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