In the beautiful Glen of Aherlow, looking out onto the stunning Galty mountains are the ruins of Moor Abbey. This medieval Franciscan friary, situated a mile outside Galbally was founded in the 13th Century. It consists of a nave and a chancel, separated by a tall bell tower.
This is our first hide and the kids wanted a multi with a container big enough for swaps as that is always their favourite type to find. The geokids like to play in around the ruins as I used to when I was their age. There was no gate on the tower staircase at that time which added to the fun!
The posted co-ordinates take you to the information boards. Information can be obtained here to complete the corodinates to locate the cache.
Final Co-ords: N52 24.ABC W008 16.DEF
- Locate the centuary that the map of Europe dates from and add 1. The first digit is A, the second digit is B.
- C is the last digit of the year of birth of St Francis of Assisi.
- D is the last digit of the year of the first Desmond rebellion then take away 2.
- E is the number of carved heads then add 1.
- F: Locate the most Southern Franciscan friary on the map. How many letters are in its name.
Checksum: A+B+C+D+E+F+G= 24
The cache is a regular container in a camoflage bag containing a RITR log and a pencil. When placed it contained several swaps, a trackable and a scratch card for the FTF.