Woodburied Traditional Geocache
-
Difficulty:
-
-
Terrain:
-
Size: 
(other)
Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions
in our disclaimer.
You are looking for an "other" type of cache, possibly large enough for small travel bugs. Please hide well.
Woodbury Common in East Devon has everything - sea and river views, an abundance of wildlife, and an amazing history...Oh, and it's a great place for caching too! Another of our “Easy When You Know How” Caches. This is my third cache and a little more challenging, as the approach is not as straight forward or as accessible as it used to be. One option would be to park at one of the larger car parking areas, walk along the footpath and then trek uphill through the heather and bracken, or locate the track that runs along the ridge, parallel to the main road between the cache area and Castle Features. From this track you can see views of the river and the sea. Take care, as the road can be very busy. Since the larger car park was blocked off, the area has become quite overgrown, however, some of the tracks are still quite obvious. Whichever route you choose I hope you will appreciate the views, which on a clear day are arguably among the best on the Common. I have moved the terrain rating up half a notch to 3, as there have been several comments regarding the difficulty of approach. Information on Cache area. Tumulus: An ancient grave, mound; a barrow. Prehistoric burial mounds commonly attract legends. The fact that they are graves was often correctly remembered (or guessed?), but the dating would be inaccurate—they might be linked to Vikings, medieval heroes, or men killed in the Civil War. Long barrows naturally suggested the idea of a giant's grave, as at Castlecarrock (Cumbria). The idea that fairies live inside them is much rarer in England than abroad. At Pixies' Mound at Stogursey (Somerset) it is said a passing ploughman once mended a broken tool for the pixies and was rewarded with a delicious cake. Treasure (Could this mean caches?): legends are numerous, encouraged no doubt by occasional finds of prehistoric gold, and of money buried in later centuries for safety; local names such as Money Hills (Hampshire), Goldenlow (Bedfordshire), and Dragonhoard (Oxfordshire) refer to this, even where the tale itself has been forgotten. But, it was also thought that to dig into a mound brought supernatural retribution, either immediately in the form of violent thunderstorms or fearsome apparitions, or in long-term bad luck and illness; tales about this seem to be particularly common in Devon. No digging allowed! Or required, thankfully!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Tebhaq yriry arne gehax bs fznyy ybarfbzr cvar