Church Micro 2488 - Ciffig Traditional Cache
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Church Micro 2488 - Ciffig
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This is a small lock container,with room for small swaps, which is been placed to added to the other church micro caches I have in the area. This cache can be done as a cache and dash. This new caches have been placed to celebrate -THE 2012 ANNUAL SOUTH WALES EVENT. PLEASE NOTE SERVICES ARE HELD AT 2.30 P.M. IN THE AFTERNOON, PLEASE COULD YOU AVOID THIS TIME. - THIS CACHE IS PLACES ON A SINGLE TRACK ROAD, PLEASE BEWARE OF FARM TRAFFIC !
If there are any problems with the coordinate, please let me know. CONGRATULATION TO MELLYJAY ON FTF.
Information on Ciffig Church - The south west door is not used now, there is evidence of a porch being once there.
To the right of the entrance gate is a stable (restored in 1978) which had at one time been used by the vicar to stable his horse. One stone behind the east end of the church is a memorial to five children of Maurice and Amelia James Old Pale who died between 1871 and 1878 - all aged under 7 years. In 1710 prayers were read every Sunday and every other Sunday there was a sermon in either Welsh or English. There were about 60 families in the parish.
Ciffig became independant of Laugharne in 1777 and the curate became the vicar. He was paid £8 a year - half on Lady Day and half at Michaelmas. Both Ciffig and Marros Churches were in receipt of Queen Anne's Bounty (for impoverished clergy). In 1790 it is recorded that the church had two bells - 'one fell down'. They also had a bier and black hearse-cloth. In 1914-18 the regular congregation was around 30. By 1930 it had fallen to about 6, but then the numbers increased again. In the early 1920s Rev'd John Evans lived at the Vicarage in Red Roses and would walk the old paths to Ciffig Church - he handed Ciffig over to Whitland in 1925/6. This broke the connection with Laugharne which went back to at least 1563.
If anybody would like to expand to this series please do, I would just ask that you could let Sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication. There is also a Church Micro Stats page found via the Bookmark list”
The South Wales Geocaching Event is usually held over the May Day Bank Holiday Weekend - first weekend in May
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onfr bs fghzc - t18
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