Northern Ireland Outdoors Forum - Hiking, camping and more
General => Meets, places, trips and reviews => Topic started by: ChuckMcB on August 19, 2010
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Tripped over this (http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=f4044b14-f9c1-4be9-9e75-ba8b5f9942a4). Talks about two caves just to the right as you are going up Bloody Bridge River. One is 'man made' which I can only presume is a sheep pen or similar but the other is natural.
Anyone know more about it?
I'ts only about 2 miles from Bloody Bridge, could be a night hike..or even a quick bivvy because it looks flat on the map (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcrobert/4907440360/)
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I've been trying to find out any info on mournes caves and haven't got too far. The kids are more willing to go for a walk when there's a cave or plane wreckage along the way. World class stunning views are just not enough for them!
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Found it (them?).
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/5187702519_2f4f203506_z.jpg)
(Kicking myself I left my head-tourch at home...so these (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcrobert/5188311842/in/set-72157625420798540/) two videos (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcrobert/5187715069/in/set-72157625420798540/) don't show off too much apart from document my 'old man grunts')
Write up soon.
Meanwhile pics: Attempt one (fail) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcrobert/sets/72157625376283062/) - Attempt two (sucess) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcrobert/sets/72157625420798540/)
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Looks like another great spot. Did we not stand and look at these caves when we were coming down off Chimney Rock mountain during the summer?
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Nope, these caves are over on the other side of the valley away from Chimney Rock and a mile away from the Bloody Bridge River.
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I thought as we came down where the old railway track was we could see what appeared to be caves across the valley.
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Nope #2, the quarry opposite Crannoge did come up in conversation as some of the fellas had to climb up to it in during a previous MMM.
These caves are a bit more elusive and not visible from a distance: took me two trips and six hours, before I finally cheated and dropped a GPS app on my phone to find them.