This is a cache-n-dash, and will be one of a series along the
'old' A30 in Cornwall.
The A30 is the backbone of Cornwall. Over the years, road
'improvement' schemes have altered its course, leaving significant
sections of the 'old' road that have been by-passed. It's
surprising how many of these orphaned bits of the old A30 there are
in Cornwall.
The trip from Land's End to the county border (Dunheved Bridge),
is about 80 miles. Up to 50 miles of which can be travelled using
about 18 to 20 sections of the old A30. And I'm sorry to say that I
think they have all been by-passed in my lifetime!
The most recent A30 improvement scheme was completed in 2007.
Between Innis Downs and Indian Queens, the new road crosses the old
one three times; that's once to either side of the old Tremoddrett
bend, and then again just before Victoria.
Before the new road was built, the old A30 was re-aligned to
by-pass Tremoddrett bend. The result is that there are three
generations of the A30, right alongside each other. Albeit that the
'old' Tremoddrett bend is now a dead spur. Confused yet? It'll
become clear(er) when you see it!
The dead spur provides easy parking, and that is where you'll
find the cache. You can park right next to it, so it is a real
'cache-n-dash'. It's a small container with limited room for TBs.
There is a £1 coin as the FTF prize.
According to OS mapping, this seems to be spelt wrong? Whatever,
it points the way to the cache.