Gartincaber Tower View Traditional Cache
Scottiedogz: It's gone missing, been replaced by a kind cacher, but we decided to replace one nearby with a decent sized box & a better view of the tower
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Gartincaber Tower is on a small hill east of Doune. It was built in 1799 by William Murdoch of Gartincaber House. It is a folly and was not a functional building as such. Tradition dictates that it was intended to mark the centre of Scotland, which locals claim is situated near here. The tower is a two storey gothic octagon with a parapet. It may have been built for the people of Gartincaber to enjoy the view of the surrounding countryside
Gartincaber Tower was used as a Second World War lookout post and was painted white. It was later used as a trig point and again for military purposes during the 1950s and 1960s, when it was used to communicate with other points nearby, by lamp flashing. It is now in a poor condition & is unsafe to go into.
EDIT
In fact the tower has all but fallen down now, having succumbed to the high winds early in 2012. Sorry, if you missed it, I guess thats it as it is unlikely to be rebuilt :-(
This cache is part of a series of caches spanning the breadth of Central Scotland between the Clyde and the Forth estuary.
As the crow flies, Erskine Bridge to Forth Road bridge are 41 miles apart and 22 and 29 miles respectively from the Gartincaber Tower. So, the maths doesn't quite work out here, but as the route of the Bridge to Bridge series meanders along country lanes, this spot near enough the centre of the route by road.
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Gryrtencu cbyr
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