Going down the stony road 1 Traditional Cache
Nanny Nannoo: Archiving as I no longer travel regularly down this road, so maintenance is more difficult. Will remove the physical cache as soon as I can.
Going down the stony road 1
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A quick cache and dash on the side of the Fosseway - which was once a Roman Road and (therefore) stony! Cache reflects the title!
Going down the stony road. The Romans were adept at constructing roads, which they called viae. They were intended for carrying material from one location to another. It was permitted to walk or pass and drive cattle, vehicles, or traffic of any description along the path. The viae differed from the many other smaller or rougher roads, bridle-paths, drifts, and tracks. To make the roads the Romans used stones, broken stones mixed with cement and sand, cement mixed with broken tiles, curving stones - so the water could drain, and on the top they used tightly packed paving stones. The Romans made their roads like walls. The Fosse Way was a Roman Road in England that linked Exeter (Isca Dumnoniorum) in South West England to Lincoln (Lindum Colonia) in Lincolnshire, via Ilchester (Lindinis), Bath (Aquae Sulis),Cirencester (Corinium) and Leicester (Ratae Corieltauvorum). Okay, so the Fosseway is not so stony nowadays but there may still be a few small ones lying about in odd places! All the caches in this series of 3 have easy parking but please be aware that, while you are unlikely to meet a Roman Legion, this is an extremely busy and fast road so please ensure any children and animals are kept safe. The original cache container has been replaced (as it was being continually invaded by ants!) so not quite so small and is no longer fake! The log container, however, is small so only room for a log - remember to take a pen. You should be able to work out what you are looking for - please ensure you replace it the right way up so the log container is not visible.
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N puvc bss gur byq oybpx! Gvzr sbe n ernyvgl purpx?