Altarnun Ramble Traditional Cache
Lloyd77: Unable to maintain cache as moved away from the area. Will archive to allow others to place cache in this lovely area.
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Entrance to the footpath which leads to the cache can be found at N 50 36.227 W 004 30.689. The footpath can be found between two houses which were once the Post Office and Village store
Situated in a moorland parish of North Cornwall are the villages of Altarnun, the village of Five Lanes and the hamlet of Trewint. They are easily reached by car, being located just off the A30 dual carriageway 8 miles west of Launceston and 14 miles east of Bodmin.
Altarnun, which nestles in the sheltered valley of Penpont Water, a tributary of the River Inny, is named in the Domesday Book as Penpont and can truly be described as one of the prettiest villages in Cornwall. Across the two bridges stands the Church of St.Nonna. The Normans built a church here in the 12th century, but the church as it now stands was built in the 15th century and was partly constructed of unquarried stone from the moors. Surprisingly the tower is 109 feet high, its height being less noticeable due to the backdrop of hill and trees. Notably the pillars are monoliths, as are the capitals and bases. The mullions of the windows are all original except those on the west. The wagon roofs of the aisles and the porch roofs are thought to have come from the Trelawney family mansion which was dismantled when they left the area in the 15th century. The Norman font is one of the few remaining parts of the 12th century church. One of the main features of 'The Cathedral of the Moors' is the signed collection of 79 bench ends carved by Robert Daye between 1510 and 1530. By the church gate stands a fine Celtic cross, possibly dating back to the 6th century, the time of St.Nonna herself. She was the mother of St. David and left her native Wales around the year 527. The holy well of St. Nonna is a short walk from the church and the feast of St. Nonna is celebrated on the second Sunday after Midsummer's Day.
Just up the lane from the church lies the Old Rectory, which was built in 1842. Daphne du Maurier, a visitor to the house, featured it in her book 'Jamaica Inn' as the home of the notorious Francis Davey, Vicar of Altarnun. This elegant house, built in the Georgian style and Grade 2 listed, was sold by the church in 1975.
The cache has been placed on a 2 mile circular walk, details of this and many other walks around Altarnun can be found at the Post Office in the Altarnun Village Hall.
As you enter the first field at the start of the footpath, look to the top of the field at about 12 o'clock and you will see the next stile. Go over that and head left towards the cache. Beware there can be livestock in the fields.
Plenty of on street parking nearby or down by the church
£1 coin for the FTF
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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