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The cache is a small plastic box and there is very little space in
it for much else beside the log book and pen.
However, some little trinkets have been left - plus a bonus for the
FTF.
To get to the cache you will have to navigate through a forest,
along some small bridges and cross over a low fence using a
stile.
After rain some of the ground can be a bit 'soft'.
Boots are recommended for those odd days.
The best place to start is from the above coordinates. They are
for a car park and picnic area near the village of Keadew (or
Keadue) in County Roscommon on the shores of Lough Meelagh.
From the car park follow the Historical Trail (yellow marker)
through the mixed forest and go to
N 54° 03.269’
W 008° 09.327’
Satellite coverage in the forest will be bad or non-existent
– but it should be no problem to find the spot – and
once there you should get some reception.
Here you’ll find, amongst other things, a signpost. Look
behind it – you should find two numbers – one above the
other.
The top number is X the bottom number is Y.
The coordinates for the cache location are:
N 54° 03. X (X+Y) Y’
W 008° 09. Y X 0’
Follow the trail to the cache and remember
– Never Mind the Bullocks! -
(If you end up standing on the lakeshore but are still in the
forest you took a wrong turn.)
The forest is a mixture of conifers such as Pine and spruce and
broadleaves such as alder, hazel and sycamore. You will also pass
through a stand with some very old beech trees.
The area around the cache location is rich in archeological and
historic features, such as Standing Stones, Megalithic Tombs,
Crannogs (of which there are three in the Lough), Holy Wells and
(many) Sweat houses. Many of these can be seen when you follow the
Miners Way & Historical Trail north from
the car park.
Incidentally this is the same trail that passes right by the highly
recommended GCK768 and GCK76H.