Ridgeway Run : Lord Wantage's Monument Traditional Geocache
2202: Can no longer maintain
Ridgeway Run : Lord Wantage's Monument
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Difficulty:
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Terrain:
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Size: 
(regular)
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The Ridgeway National Trail is an 85 mile long path, following a
prehistoric chalk ridge route. It runs from Ivinghoe Beacon near
Aylesbury to Overton Hill near Avebury. All sections can be walked
and others, listed as Bridleways, can be cycled and ridden too.
This series of caches was placed as a power trail to draw
responsible cachers to this amazing and ancient right of way.
| Cache Size: |
Medium |
| Name: |
See below
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| Notes: |
Can be exposed in winter. |
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Robert Loyd Lindsay was one of the founder members of the Red
Cross. He was also the first soldier to win a VC in the Crimean
War. In 1885 he became Lord Wantage. After his death the stone
cross was erected on top of an already existing Bronze age round
barrow (according to hear'say), overlooking the town which he took
his name from.
Parking for this cache can be found at:- N51°33.275 W001°23.859
just off the B-Road. There is space for 4-5 cars and from here
simply follow the ridgeway and marked footpaths to find the
monument and the cache. Please remember that this cache was hidden
in early march so during summer nettles etc may be a problem so
bring some gloves. Please also take great care to make sure the
cache is not visible when you leave & totally covered.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Uvqqra haqre n cvyr bs fgbarf ng gur onfr bs n gerr