Bogolong Blast Furnace Bookham, New South Wales, Australia
By Kittykatch on 27-Dec-21. Waypoint GA25885

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	Traditional
Container:	Regular
Coordinates:	S34° 46.968' E148° 38.273' (WGS 84)
	55H 649860E 6149821N (UTM)
Elevation:	440 m
Local Government Area:	Yass Valley

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Description

The Bogolong iron mine and blast furnace is an abandoned iron mining and smelting site, near Bookham, NSW. Located in an area known best for sheep grazing and wool, it has been called Australia's 'forgotten furnace'. In 1874, the blast furnace produced a small amount of pig iron (sufficient to allow its testing) that was smelted from iron ore mined nearby. Plans to operate commercially did not eventuate. It is significant as one of the only three remaining ruins of 19th-Century iron-smelting blast furnaces in Australia, and the only one in New South Wales.

The remnants of the blast furnace are on private property and not accessible to the public, but are partially visible from adjoining public land on the western side of Illalong Road.

Please take care when pulling to the side of the road to ensure local traffic can safely pass.
The cache has room for swaps and tbs - please ensure to recover with natural camo to avoid the container being muggled.

Hints

tebhaq yriry

ROT 13:	ABCDEFGHIJKLM
	NOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Decode

Logs

17-Dec-23

JohnoMawbs

Just before the big week of work [CHRISTMAS WEEK], I found myself with today off and decided to make the most of it. Of course this included Geocaching. The only question was: where? A couple of days ago, I was asked if I could pick something up from Yass and that gave me my answer. I started the day with picking that up and then headed out to find some caches around the area. There are so many out this way that have been on the to-find-list for far too long. There were many different types of hides and challenges for each cache. These included (but are not limited to): P&G’s, walking through the scrub, tree climbs, unique locations and unique containers. Unless stated otherwise, the caches were found in good condition and were quick finds. TB visit. A big thanks to the CO for adding this cache to game for the Geocaching community to enjoy. Big Grin

TFTC!

My first of two GCA finds today. Big Grin

28-Jul-22

Pacmania

Good to find a GCA out here. Cache found out in the open, so tucked it away.

Thanks,

Rated: for Overall Experience

28-Dec-21

Just a cacher

Thanks, Kittykatch! Looks like a joint *FTF* with Black Bunny on a lovely day out. It was delightful to visit this interesting old building.

Rated: for Overall Experience

28-Dec-21

Black Bunny

Out with Just a cacher on a drive in the area and decided to grab a cache or two as we passed by.

A quick find here today.

Thanks for the cache Kittykatch.

Rated: for Overall Experience

27-Dec-21

Kittykatch

Cache is ready to be found