White Hawk - Caution Horses Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 8/31/2009
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is our very first cache and the first of our ‘White Hawk’ series. The cache is hidden along a nice uphill walk along East Brighton Golf course, overlooking Kemptown and Brighton Marina. You are looking for a 35mm pot. After you found and logged it, please make sure it is fully covered again. If necessary get some new 'cover material' from the near path. Happy hunting!


Why is this cache series called ‘White Hawk’ or better 'White Hawk Chalk Carving'?
You won’t be able to see the chalk drawing (a bird or better a hawk) from the hill you are walking on, but before you head off or after you logged the found, have a look at google maps. If you zoom in at N 50 49.268 W 000 05.591 you will spot the eponym of this cache series.

Unfortunately this chalk carving is not very old (thanks to brightonrob and capt-bigglesworth for the info), but nevertheless it is pretty cool and worth a look.

In the summer of 2001, local artists Same Sky worked with the Friends of Sheepcote Valley and the residents of Whitehawk to carve a chalk bird on the west side of Sheepcote Valley in East Brighton. The symbol of a white bird was used as an image of hope and peace for the future. As the image is in Whitehawk, the bird also reflects this. When the figure was completed there was an inaugural party on the hill. Every year, on the Saturday nearest to the Autumn Equinox, the annual scouring day gets local people together to renew the chalk drawing and this action illustrates the energy and commitment of the community. Without the help of the local community on this day the white bird will one day simply disappear.

About real ancient chalk figures or hill figures:
A hill figure is a large visual representation created by cutting into a steep hillside and revealing the underlying geology. It is a type of geoglyph usually designed to be seen from afar rather than above. In some cases trenches are dug and rubble made from material brighter than the natural bedrock is placed into them. The new material is often chalk, a soft and white form of limestone, leading to the alternative name of chalk figure for this form of art. Hill figures are common in England: examples include the Cerne Abbas giant, the Uffington White Horse, the Long Man of Wilmington, various badges of military units as well as the "lost" carvings at Cambridge, Oxford and Plymouth Hoe.

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_figure

  • Congratulation brightonrob for FTF!
  • Congratulation samrowley607 for 2nd TF!
  • Congratulation capt-bigglesworth for 3rd TF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur anzr fnlf vg nyy.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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