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Raad ny Foillan - The Sound to Port Erin #6 Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 8/9/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A walk along the coastal footpath from the Sound to Port Erin. The trail can be followed in either direction, we recommend starting at the Sound as the climb from Port Erin is steep. Unfortunately dogs are banned on this path which is permissive only, not a public right of way. The path is narrow and close to steep drops in a couple of places. Buses run occasionally but check the timetable, not winter Sundays as we have discovered the hard way!


The summit of the walk, at least to our eyes. All downhill from here, with wide views of Bradda and Port Erin ahead. The old ruined breakwater becomes more obvious as the path descends towards it, especially if the tide is low. Built at great expense, the construction involved the laying of a railway to carry materials out from Port Erin. The idea of the breakwater was to attract cross-Atlantic liners to land their passengers, who would take the train to Douglas and the short(ish) ferry trip from there. It all seems rather pointless to me, in any case the breakwater only lasted a few years before the winter storms destroyed it. The blocks are moving a little still, the silhouette changes from year to year.

The cache should be an instant find here, a stone beside the path. Please leave it the right way up, a silly request as I know you all would anyway!

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