Salisbury 18 Traditional Cache
-
Difficulty:
-
-
Terrain:
-
Size: 
(micro)
Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions
in our disclaimer.
This is a standard MICRO cache on the old Salisbury Road which used to pass through the village of Heytesbury. The road is not too busy so this can easily be done as a cache and dash, parking up right next to the cache. Please note: FOR MILESTONES TO BE OF USE, THEY ARE NEXT TO THE MAIN ROAD – PLEASE TAKE CARE OF CHILDREN AND PETS!
Suggested parking is, well, very close, but please park considerately.
It was those master-road-builders, the Romans, who first defined the centre of Imperial Rome with the 'Golden Milestone' and placed milestones on their roads showing the distance to this datum so travellers could mark their progress. They are alternatively known as mile markers, mileposts, or mile posts (sometimes abbreviated MPs).
Later in the 16th century the advent of the Royal Mail with staging points focused attention on the roads again. The post riders had to make good time, specified clearly, and milestones came into their own again to measure progress.
Turnpike trusts erected many of the milestones that are still part of our roads today, and they were made in many shapes, forms and methods of construction. Placed during the times of the pedestrian, the carriage, and the bicycle, the milestone has a fascinating story to tell of how our roads came to be. Because they were often locally produced and there was no standard design, milestones come in a fabulous range of types and designs, each route and region with its own character.
Many milestones are not made of stone!
There is a small pin for the FTF.
Please replace the cache carefully - thanks!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Zntargvp. Oruvaq. Vafvqr.
Treasures
You'll collect a digital Treasure from one of these collections when you find and log this geocache:
Loading Treasures