White Hawk - Brighton Racecourse Traditional Cache

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Orlando's Rat: After checking the GZ the cache has gone and the marker post is broken so I'm archiving this cache. Thank you to everyone who logged a find or DNA.

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Hidden : 9/19/2009
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

I have adopted this geocache from brightonrob, who has (regretfully) now moved away from the area. Hopefully I can fulfill his trust in allowing me to take on some of his caches.

This is the second cache of our ‘White Hawk’ series and only a few meters away from a parking area at Warren Road, between Woodingdean and Brighton. It will be an easy find and a perfect location to drop off and pick up Travel Bugs and GeoCoins. You are looking for a 650ml Tupperware box containing a log book, a pen, certificates for FTF, 2ndTF, 3rdTF and some trade items.

Sheepcote Valley is a very popular area with local dog owners, so so expect high muggle traffic. After you have found and logged it, please make sure that the box is completely closed and fully covered again.

Happy hunting and trading!

Why is this cache series called ‘White Hawk’?

You won’t be able to see the chalk drawing (a bird or better a hawk) from here, 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: Hill Figures

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Oruvaq n cbyr

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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