GCJFKZ Bono's Cache (Traditional Cache) in Dublin, Ireland created by Bootle

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GCJFKZ ▼

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Hidden : 5/18/2004

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Located a mere stone's throw from the famous singer's house, this cache location offers superb views of Killiney Bay and the southern suburbs of Dublin. It is situated on Killiney Hill, which is linked to Dalkey Hill and Dalkey Quarry. There is ample parking between the two hills (at 53 16.150 006 06.624), or you can stroll up from Killiney or Dalkey Dart stations. The cache is a tupperware box.

The cache site is easily accessable via a clear dirt-track off the main tarmac path up from the car park, so you won't need to go through the undergrowth.

Some park history, "borrowed" from the internet -

The park was once part of the estate of Killiney Castle, a prominent residence in the district. The original house, Mount Mapas was built in 1740 by Col. John Mapas. The property was owned in turn by a Mr. Maunsell, Henry Loftus, Viscount of Ely, Lord Clonmel and Robert Warren, who in 1840 enlarged the house and called it Killiney Castle. He also restored and added to the monuments on the hill. The park was purchased from his son, Robert Warren Jnr. by Queen Victoria's Jubilee Memorial Association. It was christened Victoria Hill and opened to the public by Prince Albert on 21/6/1887, the day appointed for celebration of 50th year of the reign of Queen Victoria. The obelisk at the summit is a prominent local land mark which bears the following inscription:-"Last year being hard with the poor walks about these hills and this were erected by John Mapas, June 1742.

"Nearby the "Wishing Stone" dated 1852 is of uncertain origin. Another smaller obelisk a little further along known as Boucher's obelisk has "Mount Mapas" inscribed on it. It may be a memorial to the Mapas family for which John Mapas left monies.From 1751 for a number of years, a lead mine was operated in Killiney Hill from an opening in the rock near the present Killiney Station, known as Decco's Cave.

The Telegraph Tower above Dalkey Quarry was built in 1807 as a signalling station to communicate with the several Martello Towers along the coast. It was thus an important element in the defences against a possible Napoleonic invasion. It was also used to communicate with ships in the bay. Much of Dalkey village developed as a result of the work in Dalkey Quarry, which was the source of granite used for building both locally and abroad. The most prominent structure whose materials were quarried in Dalkey, is the East Pier in Dun Laoghaire harbour started in 1817. The stone was transported from Dalkey via the "Metals" which still exists as a popular local walkway.

There is a broken celtic cross near the Radio Beacon atop Dalkey Quarry. It is said that a previous owner of the property lies buried there. The cross is inscribed as follows:- "Dust thou art to dust returneth was not written of the Soul" Thomas Chippendall Higgin, July 16 MCMXI (1911).

The "Tea Rooms" at the main Killiney Hill Road entrance, is a stone lodge built as a keeper's house when the lands belonged to the castle. Granite outcroppings have been shaped by glaciation into "roches moutonees" or unusual elongated, rounded units dictated by the particular direction and pattern of ice flow.About 50% of the park is covered by mature woodland: trees such as Quercus petraea (Sessile Oak), Fagus sylvatica (Beech) Pinus radiata (Monterey Pine), Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore), predominate. There is evidence of regeneration in several locations.There is also a local variety of ragwort called "Dalkey Ragwort" noted in 1904 in Colgan's "Flora of Co. Dublin". The plant resulted from hybridisation of Senecio cineraria maritima and the common ragwort Senecio jacobea. This is said to have originated from a garden at Sorrento Cottage in 1875.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[From the path, follow the] qveg-genpx gb n evtug ghea, znexrq jvgu 2 cvyynef. Ybbx oruvaq n ybt va gur gerrfghzc va gur ubyybj va sebag bs gur fgbar "punve".

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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