The Bishop Stone Traditional Cache
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This is a quick cache and dash at the Bishops Stone. The container is a black cylindrical tube slightly longer than a film canister and contains a pen and a log.
This is picturesque drive along a quiet road called the Ashkirk Swire (a swire being a high pass) between Ashkirk Woll and Ettrickbridge. The Bishop's Stone can be found about 10m west of the cattle grid at the top of the hill. The stone is built into the base of the wall on the north side. There are no apparent markings and the stone is presumably a boundary marker due to its position along a field or estate boundary. It may have stood upright at some time in the past. The name suggests that it may originally have been erected to mark the boundary of the territory belonging to the Bishop of Glasgow, who owned virtually the whole land of Ashkirk parish from at least as early as the beginning of the 12th century.
After this cache why not continue the scenic drive by going through Ettrickbridge and picking up the Bottom Swire (GC2AXH7) and the Yarrow Stone (GC2MGB8) Caches.
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Additional Hints
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Onfr bs jnyy oruvaq fznyy cvrpr bs fyngr irel pybfr gb fgbar.
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