The posted coordinates take you to the first virtual stage in the Columcille Megalith Park, which is a privately owned park, open to the public. This park was created as an outdoor sanctuary open to the public as a sacred space for quiet meditation. Enjoy visiting the park, but please, respect the monuments, grounds, and the solitude of others.
Subset of their rules:
NEVER CLIMB ON THE STONES FOR ANY REASON
PLEASE, NO PICNICS, FIRES OR UNLEASED PETS
PLEASE CLEAN UP AFTER YOUR PETS.
PARK OPENS DAILY AT DAWN AND CLOSES AT DUSK.
Please respect the above rules.
The park is about 10 minutes from I-80 at Stroudsburg, PA
In order to claim this as a find, email us the answers to the following six questions. Please do not list any answers (encrypted or otherwise) in your log or it will be deleted. Please post no photos that will reveal any of the answers.
1. At N 40 55.598 W 075 12.090, stand in the center of the circle and count how many stones form the circle. What is this number?
2. From about N 40 55.603 W 075 12.098, face the tower and look, above the arrow shaped window with the bell, at the rectangular, slit window at the top of the tower. What is the object mounted in this upper window?
3. At N 40 55.603 W 075 12.104, look at the tower wall. What word(s) is/are engraved on one of the stones making up the wall?
4. At N 40 55.606 W 075 12.102, there is a flat stone on the ground at the base of the tower, just below the arrow shaped window with the bell. What is engraved on this stone?
5. At N 40 55.625 W 075 12.081, there is a large sign. What is the name of the building and the date on the sign?
6. Enter the building across from the sign. The natural stone floor has three stones with engravings on them. Describe the item(s) engraved on each stone. The answer will be three lists – one for each stone. Some items may appear in more than one list.
We prefer to receive email for your answers using our email address listed on our profile page at Geocaching.com, but the messaging center should work okay too. Please send your answers within a week of posting your log. We reserve the right to delete any logs that do not have the correct answers sent within this time frame.
If you have time, be sure to check out other stone monuments in the park. For example, “Thor’s Gate” can be found at N 40 55.670 W 075 12.103, and the “Celtic Eye” can be found at N 40 55.647 W 075 11.934
We really enjoy coming here. Hope you do also.
Parking and Entrance: N 40 55.581 W 075 12.085
For your convenience, all of the above coordinates appear in the "Additional Waypoints."
Columcille Megalith Park Map
Virtual Reward - 2017/2018
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between August 24, 2017 and August 24, 2018. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards on the Geocaching Blog.