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Brow Head (windy castle !) Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 7/15/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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The tiny road winding up towards Brow Head is an experience in itself. Park the car then admire the incredible views out towards Crookhaven and Rock Island. On arrival at the signal tower the views are even more astonishing, quite bleak and imposing but full of the signs of human activity.  The cliffs at the very end are vertigo inducing - on a clear day you could surely see America! source; sheepsheadplaces.net

 


Brow Head or (Windy Castle as we call it!) is a panorama of breathtaking views wherever you look. It is not just an extraordinary viewpoint however,  it also has a rich history associated with it. The ruins at the top whisper distant echoes of a past long gone. The old signal tower, the base for the wireless ariel transmitter used by Marconi and the ruins which housed the workers on the old copper mines all still stand as a reminder to the importance of Brow Head to the area long ago. 

Scattered around the site are other buildings in more ruinous conditions. These are the remains of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Station, operational from 1904 until 1914. Marconi was keen to get a signal across the Atlantic and in 1902 a telegraphic station was established in Crookhaven. This wasn't  successful and in 1904 permission was given to put up telegraphic aerials and equipment on the Fastnet Rock. This was shortly moved to Brow Head  where the first trans-Atlantic telegraphic message was transmitted. The station was manned continuously day and night, three shifts, two operators. The station was taken over by the Royal Navy in 1914, Marconi moving out to Valentia Island. The station was finally destroyed in 1922 during the Civil War. It's quite difficult to make sense of the remains, substantial as they are, but the base of the original aerial used for transmitting can be clearly identified. In 1998, Marconi's daughter unveiled a commemorative plaque, but this has since disappeared.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

N fvtany znfg bapr fgbbq urer.

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)