General Wade 6 Traditional Cache
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A small flip lock container with a log book, pencil and some small swaps with room for more. Since placing this cache, some nettles have grown in the area, so take care.
Fact File 5
Although Wade fathered the idea of a network of military roads in the highlands, he returned south on a number of occasions for parliamentary and other business, most notably in the 1730s, and ultimately called it a day in 1740, to leave the Highlands and take up other duties. Fortunately for the development of the road project, Wade had appointed in 1732 William Caulfield to be his inspector of roads, who ultimately took his place and continued his works until his death in 1767. There is still much controversy about which man was responsible for which parts of the roads, but it is generally accepted that Wade built about 250 miles and Caulfield three times as much – circa 800 miles.
It is known that both men enjoyed ‘bumpers’, Though Wade’s reputation as a soldier who was well able to manage his deportment when it came to drink, suggests it is unlikely he would have needed to use Caulfield’s ‘Cradle’. The cradle was installed in Caulfield’s house – Cradlehall at Inverness – and was a crude form of lift by which inebriated guests were hoisted by block and tackle from the hall to the upper floor – and so to bed!
In the years that followed the ill-fated Jacobite uprising of 1745, and the Battle of Culloden in 1746, much of this road network was deemed unsuitable for non military traffic, due mainly to their direct route over the higher hills and the very high maintenance costs. This predominantly caused by flooding or by locals dragging logs along their gravel surface. Alternative routes were made to allow the carriages of the wealthier residents to move freely between the cities and allowing trade to flow north and south much quicker. Paid for by fledgling local authorities.
Very little of the original Military road network survives to this day, much has been built over by modern roads, Ploughed up for farming or forestry, or allowed to be reclaimed by nature. The road that this series of caches is placed on has only recently been protected despite the obvious changes in its use over the years. It is badly overgrown in a lot of places, some parts show evidence of having been tarred, and a section used to dump rubble on. Hopefully, one day it can be restored to it’s original condition, or there abouts.
Do not forget the final clue to the bonus cache. There are some large rocks here where you can sit down with your calculator and do the maths on the next listing.
Enjoy the rest of the walk, the views get better from here on down, but watch out for cars and tractors. JTH
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Oruvaq gur jnyy (whfg)