Sands of Time 1 Traditional Cache
mollyjak: Time to archive this cache.
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The Ancient Borough of Kenfig
The Borough of Kenfig has its roots firmly set in history from it castle to the North raided by Vikings and the buried city lying beneath its sands and now an internationally recognised Nature Reserve
Sker beach is one of the truly unspoilt sand beaches in Wales having no road access it remains untouched from developing hands. There has been industry here though, from a sand and gravel works in front of "Sands of Time 1" to the long "Haul Road" tracking parallel to the beach used during the late 60s and early 70s to supply enormous boulders to build the new Steel Works Harbour in Port Talbot. The base of the road still remains but is slowly being reclaimed by nature.
From the nearby seat you get a panoramic view of the Bristol coast line from Porthcawl on the left to the Steel foundries of Port Talbot then on to Swansea and the beautiful Gower.
Directly out to sea is the site of the sunken San Tampa the tragic shipwreck involving the SS Santampa, wrecked in dangerous maritime conditions, and the doomed rescue attempt made by the Mumbles RNLI lifeboat on April 23, 1947. Forty-seven people died on both ships. Portions of the wreckage remain visible at low tide with pieces continuing to wash ashore when the tide is very low.
The cache was placed with the kind permission of the Nature Reserve Warden - Mr David
The replacement cache is now a turtle container.
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(Decrypt)
Fvg ba gur orapu naq ybbx qbja naq evtug
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