Comptons Castle Lane - Ashcache 3 Traditional Cache
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Comptons Castle Lane - Ashcache 3
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An old lane to the middle of nowhere.
Compton Castle is a fortified manor house nestled in a valley in Marldon, Paignton, about five miles west of Torquay, Devon, England. Compton Castle has been a National Trust property since 1951.
Built in three periods (1340, 1450 and 1520), Compton Castle has been home to the Gilbert family for most of the intervening period. Members of the Gilbert family still occupy the castle, and administer it for the National Trust. Among the most famous inhabitants one finds Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1539–1583), coloniser of Newfoundland and half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh; legend has it that Sir Walter smoked the first pipe of tobacco in Britain while visiting Sir Humphrey.
The grounds are noted for a rose and knot garden. In fact, the lush gardens of trees, flowers, rare shrubs, and thick tall grass bring thousands of tourists during the spring and autumn.
The cache is located up the old castle lane situated at the right of the first entrance to the castle.
Note the enormous beech trees, supported on thin air, and to the right a little further up the lane is what appears to be a benchmark? (see photo)
Further on you will pass an interesting view of the rear of compton castle, and then onwards into nowhere!
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