Hewaswater Cache & Dash Traditional Cache

Quick and easy cache and dash next to a bridge over the A390. Please note - this is NOT on the A390, it is beside the road over it.

Hewaswater is a small hamlet in mid-Cornwall situated approximately 3 miles west of St Austell on the road to Truro. The name Hewaswater has evolved from the original name of ‘Haues’ recorded in 1293, with various changes up to the present day version. The Cornish meaning of the word Hewas is summer farm, with Water meaning stream – believed to be a place where farmers brought their cattle for summer grazing.

The village is probably better known for it's association with the mining industry. Miners from the Great Hewas and Ventonwyn mines came to the area to find work and to make their homes in Hewaswater. The stamp engine house of the Ventonwyn mine is among the best known in the county being a dominant feature of the landscape, especially to those driving past on the A390.