A14 Traditional Cache
Hanoosh: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it.
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Brenda
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Devil's Dyke is an Anglo Saxon earthwork that stretches 7 1/2 miles from the Fen edge at Reach across the Chalk Grassland at Newmarket finishing in the wooded clay ridges of Wooditton.
As you follow the trail you will learn more about this interesting monument and the land that surrounds it.
I'd not advise taking buggies due to the changes in elevation and uneven narrow pathways in places, also be aware that in parts the sides do get fairly steep. Oh and bring tweezers!
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Please use your eyes first and be careful not to knock this cache to the ground as many have been lost! Thanks
There have been several archaeological excavations through the Dyke in the 20th century. In 1973, during the construction of the A14, an archaeological section was excavated and this helped to reveal how the Dyke may have been constructed. It showed that the first stage was a marker bank using topsoil from the immediate area.
Material was then quarried from the ditch and was hoisted to the top of the bank in great tips on earth hauling ramps. Gangs of workers were responsible for different sections. However, it is thought that the defences went out of use after only a few years but it did confirm a construction date in the 5th or 6th century AD.
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Vf vg yrsg.
Vf vg evtug.
Be whfg ba gbc bhg bs fvtug?
Rlrf orsber unaqf, cyrnfr or pnershy abg gb xabpx zr bss?!