Bodmin Bounds 07 - Mayor Hext Letterbox Hybrid
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Bodmin Bounds 07 - Mayor Hext
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Bodmin Bounds Geocache Series
Beating the bounds is an ancient custom, which dates back before the Norman Conquest, and is still observed in some English and Welsh parishes today. Members of the local community walk the boundaries of the parish, led by the Parish Priest and the Town Mayor, who pray for protection for the lands, and share the knowledge of where the parish boundaries lay. In 1865 Mayor William Robert Hicks, revived the custom of ‘beating the bounds’, and this practice still takes place more or less every five years. The event concludes with a game of Cornish hurling, which is started by the Mayor of Bodmin who throws a silver ball into a body of water known as the "Salting Pool", near to Carminnow. This ‘Bodmin Bounds’ geocache series has been instigated to coincide with the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, and therefore has sixty caches in its series. The circular route has been slightly modified to take in legal rights of way, but still effectively follows the boundary of the Parish of Bodmin. The sixty caches are named after Mayors of Bodmin, from 1201 - 2012, and include all Mayors who have served during the sixty years of the Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, and also notable Mayors prior to that period. Full details of this list can be found on: Mayors of Bodmin
This series is divided into four quadrants to create a number of comfortable short walks or could be done in two halves, or if you are feeling really adventurous completed in one stretch (13.8 miles or 22.1 Km). In each quadrant you will find 11 traditional caches, 1 puzzle cache, 1 offset multi cache, 1 letterbox hybrid and 1 premium cache. We have created a website which has further information and some ideas on starting points or how to break the series up into family friendly sections. This website also provides information about the other caches we own. The website can be accessed by the “Related Web Page” link under the cache name at the top of this page or alternatively you can type the link in yourself: http://ynysva.moonfruit.com. We are grateful to Joe Smile and Pencoise for their advice and support whilst creating this series. |
Quadrant 1
Bodmin Beacon |
This section of the series runs from Clerkenwater to Margate Bridge, just south of Cardinham Woods. It has been named after Bodmin Beacon as you can clearly see the Bodmin Beacon from the hill near Racecourse Downs. This section will take you along some tricky footpaths and require you to cross a busy main road which joins the A30. Care should be taken especially with children due to the busy road and nature of some of the footpaths down towards Cardinham Woods. Two of the sections of footpath in this quadrant have been redirected from those displayed on the OS map, so please ensure you follow the footpath redirections. |
| Cache Information |
Francis Hext was appointed Mayor in 1773 and was the first appointee after Mandamnus was enforced in 1769. The cache itself is a letterbox hybrid containing a self-inking stamp and room for swaps, geocoins, travelbugs etc, and contains a logbook and pen. Please do not remove the stamp or pen from this cache, please re-bag the stamp (to stop the ink from drying out or getting wet) and replace as found. |
Additional Hints
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Haqre gerrf va qverpg yvar jvgu QC114, Zber fcrrq guna TP19K72 !