17 A Walk in the Garden-Turlough Hill Traditional Cache
17 A Walk in the Garden-Turlough Hill
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Turlough Hill Pumped Storage Station. (plagiarised directly from
the info board at the car park)
Above Lough Nahanagan is the mountain known as Turlough Hill.
Turlough is the Irish name for a seasonal lake. The Turlough in
this case is an artificial lake, constructed on top of the mountain
in the late 1960s. Deep inside the mountain is a 292 Megawatt
Electricity Generating Station, managed by the Electricity Supply
Board. During periods of low demand, water is pumped up from Lough
Nahanagan to the reservoir above. During peak demand this water is
released through the mountain to turn massive turbines.
It was some feat of engineering for its time!
Parking is available at N53 02.465 W006 23.896 from which you can
reach the cache in about 30 to 40 minutes.
Do not start the trek without
all the proper mountain rain gear, waterproof boots and the
guidance material, compass, map, GPSr with mapping etc.
Please note that all parts of this cache are hiked at your own
risk. The cache owner takes no responsibility of any sort for any
reason including accidents or
mishaps.
Please be aware that cars parked
in areas close to walking trails are vulnerable and they can be
vandalised or stolen. Unfortunately this is an ongoing problem
which is extremely difficult to solve, so there is a risk involved.
I have heard recently that many hiker groups are parking at the
nearest population centres and getting taxis to and from the start
points at very little expense.
Please observe the country code to the best of your ability. Local
landowners often generously allow access to upland areas across or
through parts of their private property. Please, please be
conscious of this and return the courtesy by keeping all gates
closed, immediately and not on your way back!. Please use the gates
where appropriate but if you have to climb over them then use the
hinged side ONLY.
Please do not cause any damage of any sort to fences or barriers
along the way.
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