Donyatt Halt Traditional Cache
Hanoosh: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache and the container is in need of maintenance, I am archiving it.
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A cache to enable you to visit this tastefully restored branch line halt.
This cache has moved due to being muggled 3 times. Previous loggers may return and treat it as a new cache.
Donyatt Halt was a small single platform halt opened by the GWR on 5 May 1928 served the local community around Donyatt. It was constructed from sleepers laid horizontally and pegged together to form a basic platform structure. A small over canopy "shed" served as a shelter during the winter months. Access to the platform was by crossing over the bridge at the Ilminster end of the station and going down an inclined path.
The halt is next to some World War II defences used on the Taunton Stop Line with anti-tank traps around the station. During the threat of invasion, an inspection post could be quickly setup between Donyatt and Ilminster to stop and check the trains before allowing them to proceed.
The halt has been rebuilt in 2009 as part of a cycle track enhancement project.
Ref taken from Wikipedia
This small halt has now been restored and is well worth a visit .... be careful a ghost train may run you down!
We have ran past this spot on many occasions and has just been calling out for a cache.
The cache contains a log book and a pencil.
PLEASE RE-HIDE WELL ..... IT HAS BEEN MUGGLED ONCE!
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