Kearney Walk - On the Beach (12) Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 4/16/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:


A lovely 5 mile circular walk along the coast from Kearney villiage.

This cache was placed with the kind permission of the National Trust.

Kearney village lies three miles to the east of Portaferry, with views across to Scotland, the Isle of Man and the Mountains of Mourne. The National Trust owns a number of cottages at Kearney and these have been restored in the vernacular style giving authenticity to this place of character.

A long narrow road through green, rounded drumlins takes visitors to the charming village, the eight-acre sandy beach of Knockinelder, and a small pocket of saltmarsh.

In the nineteenth century Kearney was a flourishing community, with fishing as the central occupation.

Breeding birds along the coast include oystercatcher, rock pipit and shelduck. The dramatic white form of the gannet can be seen diving out to sea, and tern, eider and wintering waders are common. Turnstone can also be seen feeding around the seaweed-covered rocks.

From Kearney village there are attractive walks to the beach at Knockinelder, and along the shore to Stinking Point. The paths lead through lichen-covered slaty rocks and coastal grassland studded with spring squill on the promontories. The small, sheltered bays are made up of shingle and saltmarsh, with the yellow horned poppy, an unusual plant of the area.

Make sure you incorporate the two nearby caches, Three Legged Island View (GC19PHE) and a Cache With Style (GC2TP8F) with this series.

There are good carparking facilities at N54.23.262 W005.27.702

Enjoy!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pbeare cbfg

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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