Clive's Cache Multi-Cache
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This is a fairly easy multi-cache involving a circular 1 mile walk around Heath Park.
The terrain is generally flat, involving paved paths and grass. A great area for children however some of the clues are off the main paths and can be very muddy and waterlogged following heavy rainfall. For the young, and young at heart, there is also a mini golf course and a wonderful model railway which is open to the public on certain days of the year (http://www.cardiffmes.com/home.html).
Massive congratulations to a combined FTF by smurffy, moche, opus100 and sniffadogz!!!
Each stage is either a question or a cache with the co-ords written on it. Please replace objects as found; in summer they may appear well hidden but in winter some areas can become exposed :)
Stage 1:
When did this famous George reign? 19AB - 19CD
Stage 2 is at N51 30.(A+D)(A+B)(A+D) W3 11.(A+C)(B+D)(A+D)
Stage 2:
This object contains only the last three digits due to size restrictions.
Stage 3 is at N51 30.XXX W003 11.XXX
Stage 3:
This contains the co-ords for stage 4
Stage 4:
Between which dates was Clive a councillor of the Heath Ward? 19EF-19GH
N51 30.(G-A)B(F-H) W3 11.(E-F)(G-A)(G-F)
This should take you to the cache location.
Some history if you're interested:
'The Heath' (Heath Park) is well known to the people of Cardiff and although now synonymous with the modern University Hospital of Wales which lies behind the park, it actually takes its name from the much larger area it once encompassed. Before the nineteenth century the original Heath was a great expanse of unfenced and uncultivated pasture land; familiar not only to the locals who used it as a source of rough grazing for their animals and wood for fuel and housing, but also to travellers, for the Heath crossed an ancient route which linked various forts along the South Wales coast line.
In medieval times it was known as the Great Heath (in Welsh Y Mynydd Bychan), a daunting and bleak landscape associated with much folklore. In 1090 it was the sight of a great battle between the native Welsh of Glamorgan and Norman invaders, with the victorious Norman leader Robert Fitzhamon claiming the area around Cardiff for himself. In 1646 it was the sight of a violent and bloody encounter during the Civil War between the Parliamentary army in Wales and the Royalists who were all killed in the skirmish.
The often gruesome reputation of the Heath would not have been helped by the practice of hanging condemned criminals on the Heath in the vicinity of what was once known as Little Heath and is now the junction of modern Crwys Road and City Road. Further more local tradition has it that some felons were also gibbeted on the Great Heath itself.
By 1760 the Heath contained a two-mile horse racing course where until 1849 was the sight of many lively races, especially between Welsh- and English-owned race horses. Since the start of the nineteenth century, with the decision to enclose the Heath and sell off the lands, the Great Heath has seen many changes with various housing, business, rail, and education projects built within its boundaries. In the early twentieth century Cardiff Corporation purchased the Heath Estate (containing Heath House) in recognition of the need to provide ample open spaces for recreational and leisure purposes. During the second world war the War Office took possession of Heath Park for military training, and built wooden hutments to accommodate American troops (over-paid, over-sexed and over-here as the locals would say!). The University Hospital of Wales was built on the Heath and opened in 1971. Today Heath Park, with its sports pitches and miniature steam railway is still at the heart of the community.
For more information please refer to an excellent book entitled 'Life on the Heath. The Making of a Cardiff Suburb' by Gareth Williams (Published by Merton Priory Press Ltd, 2001).
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