One of a number of caches around the town to promote the new walking trail of @ 5.5 miles, taking in existing parks, wooded areas, the existing Highway to Health route, housing estates and 2 especially constructed paths to help integrate the divided communities of Dungannon. Funded by the EU Peace III Regional Development Fund, peace and reconciliation through education and activities The trail and these caches have been designed as a walking/cycling trail, marker posts and information boards contain QR codes & NFC's which play an audio file giving historical information and facts about the Earls & Dungannon town. Its not recommended to do the trail at night due to some anti-social people.
As this is designed as a walk/cycle trail parking coordinates have only been given for the first 2 caches
KILLYMEAL HOUSE is a two-storey, Georgian farm house. Grade 1B listed building
ROBERT NEWTON JP (1831-1900), of Coagh, County Tyrone, went to resided at Dungannon, and purchased Killymeal House from his cousin, Andrew Willoughby Newton. William Murray, headmaster of the Royal School, Dungannon, was granted a lease of the house in 1791.
Killymeal House served as the GHQ of 8th Battalion (Co. Tyrone) Ulster Defence Regiment, from the early 1970s. The House was the residence of the commanding officer and his family; and the stables served as the operations room with many temporary structures places to accommodate the various regiments from the British Army were based here, with its helipads to transport troops where needed. Also based here were the Polices water cannons as they had no-where suitable to keep them. At the height of the "Troubles" the whole area was a military zone with check points at each end of the road and only residents permitted, Long diversions were in place for the nearby St. Patricks Academy.
The Ministry of Defence sold Killymeal in 2005. Still with its ornate gardens and hedges, it became derelict as thieves wrecked it, stealing the lead form the roof, fireplaces and copper piping. In July 2015 it was burned down and will probably be demolished as 21 dwellings have been planned for the site.
 There is currently NO access to the site. Not much remains of this history except the building on the opposite side of the road. It’s a high muggle area so please keep an eye out for people watching
Please also note that the road opposite is the back entry for the Court House and prison & police vehicles use it regularly.