The Abercromby Pupil Traditional Cache
Professor Xavier: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it. Please note that as this cache has now been archived by a reviewer or HQ staff it will NOT be unarchived.
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Ed
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A short walk through a memorial park. Dog and child friendly.
Please note: this cache is not in the school grounds, please do not park in the school carpark. The school are aware of the cache, but please avoid looking suspicious or approaching the boundary fence with the playing fields on school days.
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Designed by county architect W H Henry, Abercromby Primary School was built in 1951, the first traditional post-war school of its kind in Clackmannan District. It has spacious grounds, with good provision for recreation. The school has very pleasant surroundings and outlook and the building is well maintained. A wildlife garden provides a valuable resource for environmental education.
The building accommodates 16 classrooms, leading from one long corridor with easy access to a wide, paved terrace which extends the whole length of the classes and can be used for outdoor teaching. In addition there is a dining room with servery, a gymnasium and a very grand assembly hall.
In 1985 a purpose-built 30 place nursery unit was opened. The nursery building is pyramid shaped and provides a very flexible, functional spacious interior with a first class outdoor play area. The nursery unit has since been extended to accommodate a maximum of 60 children in the morning and 60 children in the afternoon. Each session has a mixture of pre-school children and pre-pre-school children.
The cache is placed within the War Memorial Park. In October 1921, nearly 3,000 people witnessed the unveiling of the Tullibody and Cambus war memorial. The large boulder is known as Samson’s Button, with, set into it, a replica of the stone cross which commemorated Kenneth MacAlpine’s victory over the Picts in AD 834. The memorial is also used as a school emblem on blazers, jumpers and t-shirts.
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Please note that the cache is a nano (with room only for the log) set within a larger object. BYOP and replace carefully so it cannot see out!
Description taken and adapted from Guthrie Hutton, ‘Old Clackmannan, Sauchie, Tullibody and other airts of the Wee Counry’ Stenlake Publishing.
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Rlr pna frr lbh!