The time has
come again, another milestone, new cache, and a harder
challenge. My
600th find was
BBW2 #18 - Bishop Bennet Way Series 2on 27th July
2011. Onwards and upwards!
To find this cache you will need to look in
the text below. Once solved, you can go out and find this micro
cache but please stick to the paths and the cache can be retrieved
from the front. Finally, please camouflage the cache exactly as you
found and quite compactly too!
The above co-ordinates lead to the trailhead
The Story of Shotwick Castle*
This castle was built by a fifty-three year old - Hugh Lupus.
Hugh wanted a grand castle, where he could see the battles
commencing in Wales and also a nice view of the River Dee. He set
his architects a mammoth task, building a huge motte and bailey
castle but it had to face North because of his requirements.
Because Hugh was ever so rich, he wanted to show off and even built
some of it himself but this was limited to thirteen hours a day
because he had to get back to his early wide screen panoramic
window to see the Welsh Against English battles on Pane five.
Another of his favourite Panes was Pane seven. This Pane showed his
hunting grounds and Pane six showed the Farm labourers in the
field. There are no records of further progress in the above
battles or the early stages of building.
Now, Hugh wanted his castle facing one direction but the
architects could only build facing West. Hugh had got whiff of this
malfunction and luckily, he had bought one of the latest cannon
designs, the “Gas Zero02”. You should know what happens
next so let’s carry on! Another reason this castle was being
built was so it could accommodate his fellow Royalists. It was the
biggest of its kind and it could hold fifty-eight guests - with
en-suite buckets and everything. Although the castle only occupied
a small site, Hugh owned a whopping site, which he and his guests
used for hunting. Altogether, the land he owned totalled to a
whopping four hundred and four acres. The story is now at an end
and there are no further records despite lots and lots of intense
research.
*The above may not be entirely true.