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Killadangan Alignment Traditional Cache

Hidden : 4/30/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is to be found about 5kms west of Westport on the R335 at a place marked as site # 5 on the Clew bay Archaeological trail.



This site has a number of monuments including standing stones, a stone oval, a possible stone circle and a row of stones or alignment. It is believed to have been a major ceremonial site in the Neolithic era when the sea level would have been slightly lower. Today the site is on the edge of a salt marsh and is itself pretty wet, so you might need to have some waterproof footwear to examine the area.

The stone alignment consists of a row of 4 standing stones with a 5th lying on its side and is very interesting because each 21st of December, the winter solstice at 1.50pm, the sun when viewed along the length of the alignment appears to ‘set’ in a natural recess in the eastern flank of Croagh Patrick and disappears from view…

There are many legends associated with this site.

The cache container is a micro and it may be a good idea to have your own pen.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fgbar ng onfr bs fznyy gerrf.

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)