Cilcain Village Vexation. Traditional Cache
Cilcain Village Vexation.
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A micro cache to find just sited by St Mary's Parish Church. No need to go into the church grounds to hunt for it. No pen/pencil please take one, also replace cache as found thanks.
Please park curteously in the village.
Cilcain - Situation & Origin of the Name.
The magnificent panorama of the Clwydian Hills forms the backdrop for this small, old village. There have been various spellings for the ancient village of Cilcain over the years. In the Doomsday Book of 1086 it may have been listed as Chiluen or Chilven. Since then there has been Cilcen; Kilkorn; Kilkeyn; Kilkyn; Kylkeyn; Kilken and Kilcain. 'Cil' can mean corner, edge, shelter or side. 'Cain' can mean beautiful, fair or ridge. Suggested translations of Cil-Cain have included "A fair or pleasant retreat" and "Shady side of a mountain". Both are applicable as Cilcain lies at the foot of the northern slopes of Moel Fammau.Cilcain is about 700 feet above sea level and Moel Fammau is the highest mountain in the Clwydian Range at about 1,800 feet.
St Mary's Parish Church.
Parts of the present St. Mary's Parish Church in Cilcain were constructed in the 14th century and were apparently built on the site of an earlier Norman church. The north aisle was burn down after a carol service on Christmas Day 1532 and was rebuilt in 1746. Earliest records in the register date from 1576. The solid square tower was added in the 16th century, and was raised 4' during restoration work in 1888. The magnificently carved 15th century oak hammer beam roof over the south aisle is on of the finest in Wales. It may have been brought to Cilcain from Basinwerk Abbey at the time of the Dissolution of Monasteries ordered by Henry VIII in 1536.Just before the war, Death Watch Beetle had been found in the Church Roof. Eradication was a huge and expensive business which entailed the roof being taken out for treatment, bit by bit and replaced. The War interrupted this work. Funds were urgently needed. In 1954 the Church Council revived the Cilcain Show, organising the event as a community effort to raise funds for the Church, under the old name of Home, Farm and Garden Show. This would be held annually on August Bank Holiday Monday.
Inspired by Motorway Mayhems and A-Road Anarchys, taking you off the beaten track via B-roads into "Vexatious Villages". This follows a similar vein so will be fairly easy for those who have found some of the aforementioned series and a challenge if you haven't.
A leg stretch on the edge of a by-passed village.
Congratulation's to PhilPamAndRob who was the 1st to find this Geocache on 26/5/07.
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