Yew can cross here Traditional Cache
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The remains of a Roman fort have been discovered on the banks of the river Ystwyth near the present Trawsgoed mansion. It was built during the 70s AD and was linked by a Roman road to Llanio to the south and Pennal to the north.
The cache lies just outside the village of Llanafan towards the river Ystwyth in a small area of woodland. The path through the woodland is well used, but uneven. We have pushed an off road pushchair through there but with some difficulty.
Several Iron Age hillforts have dominated the landscape with side of the Ystwyth valley for over 2,000 years. The remains of a Roman fort have been discovered on the banks of the river Ystwyth near the present Trawsgoed mansion. It was built during the 70s AD and was linked by a Roman road to Llanio to the south and Pennal to the north.
The parish was once part of the Trawscoed estate, owned by the Baughan family, whose 17th-century mansion, stands in beautiful parkland to the west of Llanafan village. The Vaughans held the title of the Earls of Lisburne from the 18th century and the family was one of the largest landowners in Cardiganshire from the 17th to the 20th centuries.
Many local people worked on the estate, whilst agriculture and lead mining were the most important industries in the 19th century. The miners, some of whom had come from as far away as Cornwall would walk to work at Frongoch and Grogwynion mines. The village had a number of shops, a smithy and a corn mill. In more recent times forestry and the related saw-mill have provided employment. Capel Afan, the Calvinistic Methodist chapel is oe of the earliest in the area. The parish church was rebuilt during the 19th century, on the site of the medieval St Afan's church. The churchyard wall preserves part of the circular boundary of the ancient clas or early Celtic foundation.
The cache lies just outside the village of Llanafan towards the river Ystwyth in a small area of woodland. The path through the woodland is well used, but uneven. We have pushed an off road pushchair through there but with some difficulty.
There are several areas in the village that you can park, notably near the village hall or in the "Canolafan" enterprise park area (N52º 19.826' W3º 55.914') if you want to stay for longer than a few minutes. Public transport is available by route T21 bus, the bus stops outside the village hall, less than 5 minutes walk to the cache. There are public toilets at the village hall.
The entrance to the wooded area is across the road from the primary school, by a Yew tree with an information label on it. The cache is accessible from the path itself, there is no need to stray from the path to access the cache.
The cache is a transparent cliplock box with a UK geocache label. It is 140ml in size, so will only take small items.
Cache starts with:
Log strips;
Pencil;
Silica-gel sachets;
Yellow rubber man;
FTF badge;
Mini LED torch;
BigBen Garmin trackable coin.
FTF: nitroglysarine
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
YBFG LBHE CBBU FGVPX?
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