Once at the church you’ll do a bit of “tomb-raiding” to find the
co-ords of the cache location. You must find :-
N 55° 54.504 W 003° 15.355
In Memory of the Men and Women of the Parish of Colinton……..
find John Mason and count down to Thomas Wright. How many? Answer :
1A
N 55° 54.497 W 003° 15.353
Sit with Malcolm 192B - 2002 (he can be in the middle if you
want) and Wilson 193C - 1996
N 55° 54.516 W 003° 15.324
Died in Zomba on 31 August 19D6 and at Ploemeur on 2E July
1944
The Main Gates of the church will give the final piece of the
jigsaw :-
“O Worship the Lord 109F – 1995”
From here walk down Dell Road and along the Water of Leith. The
cache is in a small plastic lock-box which is within a black bin
bag and can be found at
N 55° 54. E C A W 003° 15. F D B
After finding the cache go back 50m and take the green steps
upwards. At the top turn left and walk along the old railway
track.After passing through the tunnel (look for the Balerno pug)
take the steps under the viaduct at approx 55°54.460 3°15.620 down
into Spylaw Park. Turn left across the wee bridge and wander up the
hill back into Colinton Village…as a reward why not inbibe at the
Spylaw Tavern!
30/12/03 Addendum
Within The City of Edinburgh Councils website there is now a
section entitled Heritage Trees of Edinburgh.
52 trees in the City have been identified as being notable and
exceptional – this may be due to great age, size or historical and
cultural significance. 16 trees are highlighted on the website, one
of which is The Colinton Yew.
The tree is within the grounds of the manse but can be seen from
the churchyard. As noted in the cache, R L Stevenson spent much of
his childhood here and is known to have played in the spreading
branches of the old yew tree and he specifically refers to it in
some of his verse. The remains of a swing on which he used to play
is still evident on one of the limbs. The trunk measures approx
1160mm in diameter and the tree is thought to be 300 to 400 years
old. It has been identified as one of Scotland’s top 100 Heritage
Trees.
When replacing the box can you please ensure the top of the
cache is protected from the downward gaze of passers-by.
The undernoted websites will give you more information on the
area……
Colinton Dell
Heritage Trees
edinphoto.org
Colinton Parish Church
