The village is a cul-de-sac on a peninsula jutting into Sligo Bay. There are a number of pubs and restaurants, an hotel, a Blue Flag beach and a championship links golf course in Rosses Point. Two islands lie off the village - Oyster Island and Coney Island. Oyster can be seen just off the main promenade through the village and Coney is approx. 1km to the south west.
Rosses Point has a long tradition of seafaring. Many villagers joined the Merchant Navy and went to sea down through the decades, a tradition that continues to this day. In the 19th and early 20th century, cargo bound for Sligo by sea was offloaded at Rosses Point and transported on into town. Today, cargo ships carry on up to Sligo docks, guided up the narrow channel by a pilot. A navigation marker, known as the Metal Man, stands in the shipping channel between Coney Island and the mainland. It was erected in 1821 and depicts a British 'Tar', or naval seaman, pointing the way to the safe, deep water channel. A twin of the Metal Man stands above the sea cliffs in Tramore, Co. Waterford.
The village hosts an annual Seafaring and Shanty Festival in June, now in it's seventh year. Groups and visitors from all over the world have come to the village to enjoy traditional sea songs and shanties (which are work songs from the days of sail), rowing races, sailing and motorboat races, as well as the craic and hospitality of Rosses Point, Coney Island and Sligo town.
The Cache
The cache is a small container with room for a log/pencil and some very small tradeables.
Please exercise extreme stealth and caution when retreiving the cache as the village is popular with walkers, cyclists and other visitors, particularly in the Summer months. This is a roadside cache and, while the speed limit into the village is very low, it may not always observed!