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Title: Cave hill loop
Post by: boron on January 06, 2017

Had a wee 2hr,dander round the cave hill loop on Thursday it was a bright,dry,but cold day. I was looking for the crash site of the B17, but without success. I remember playing there as a boy in the sixties and finding bits n pieces including .5 inch shells. Does anyone have any info on the location of the site? I also remember doing the same at a crash site above Donard park. I also noticed a zephros 2 pitched about 200 mtrs back from the summit and wondered if it was anyone from the forum?

Title: Re: Cave hill loop
Post by: RedLeader on January 10, 2017

You can't beat Cave Hill for a quick dander if you don't want to have to drive too far. I've never been game enough to camp up there, always too wary of local drunken nutters appearing  :o

Title: Re: Cave hill loop
Post by: whoRya on January 10, 2017

Quote from: RedLeader on January 10, 2017

You can't beat Cave Hill for a quick dander if you don't want to have to drive too far. I've never been game enough to camp up there, always too wary of local drunken nutters appearing  :o

Now now, Ed and Speciman Yak aren't that bad.

Title: Re: Cave hill loop
Post by: johnnya on February 02, 2017

could be poop, but i heard it was up behing the white navigation stone , might be something on the belfast hills partnership website

Title: Re: Cave hill loop
Post by: specimanYak on February 02, 2017

You could get in contact with Alfie Montgomery, (https://goo.gl/yeYSLQ) the man who found the wedding ring in the 90s at the crash site.

He's on Youtube, you could message him and ask if he might be willing to show you the location on Google Maps, worth a punt: https://goo.gl/q7Sz6B

Title: Re: Cave hill loop
Post by: boron on February 02, 2017

Ok thanks yak and no johnnya it's def in the forest.