2.54cm or is it an Inch! Traditional Cache
snaik: will let this one go free up some space
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Now a pet, nice tarmac path all the way last few metres on grass,
Dog & Pushchair friendly, Lots of Muggles about!!
Yes it’s a an Inch, "The North Inch" Perth must be the
smallest city in the world as it fits between two inches.
This "Inch" is not the measure of length, the twelfth part of a
foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights,
sixteenths, etc. Not the one that was also formerly divided into
twelve parts, called lines, and originally into three parts, called
barleycorns, its length supposed to have been determined from three
grains of barley placed end to end lengthwise.
Inch can also mean an area of low-lying land beside a river. Which
is where this cache is.
In 1396 the Battle of the Clans took place on the North Inch of
Perth. This was a gladiatorial fight to the death to settle a long
running feud between the powerful Chattan and Mackay clans. 30
warriors from each formed before Robert III. All Mackays died,
except one who swam the Tay, to the loss of 10 Chattans. Legend has
it that the Chattans were a man short so a local saddler was paid
to take the place. He survived, having joined the winning
side!
King James IV played golf on the North Inch 1502, The Inch still
has a Golf Course.
The first mention of horseracing at Perth was on the North Inch
which was the first running of The Silver Bell in 1613.
Bonnie Prince Charlie is said to have mingled with the crowd at the
races on the Inch.
A 7 Inch meteorite fell on the North Inch on May 17, 1830 at 1230
during a thunderstorm!
Looking at www.old-maps.co.uk for Perth spotted Witches Burning
Spot!! 1623 marked on map, done a few calulation and plotted the
position on Fugawi as N56 24.300 W003 25.818 which is ony 60 metres
away from this cache, went and had a look there is a mound at the
end of a row of tree's, 3 People (witches) were strangled and
burned for healing on that spot in July 1623.
Enjoy! watch out for the golf balls or is it a meteor!!
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