Eglish Heritage Trail 32 Benburb Village Traditional Cache

This series of caches are placed along the Eglish Heritage Trail and are designed to highlight the history of the area and the wonderful work of the Eglish Historical Society who are responsible for the historical information included below.

32 Benburb Village: The cliff above the Blackwater river was the site of the chief house of Shane O’Neill (Shane the Proud/Sean an Diomais). Around 1609 the town and castle of Benburb, together with 2,000 acres, were granted to Sir Richard 'Wingfield. In the 19th Century the Wingfield/Ponrerscourt family sold the estate to James Bruce and the current Benburb Manor House and village were developed by him.

The cache is a 50mm cylinder and parking is in the village.