Bodmin Bounds 69 - Prince Chula Chakrabonge Traditional Cache
ynysva: Last one of the series of 100 to be drawn in
Bodmin Bounds 69 - Prince Chula Chakrabonge
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Beating the Bounds of Bodmin
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. The Bodmin Link series is created in the same way, but enables individuals to adapt the way they undertake the Quadrants by use of the links caches. 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 |
Quadrant Link
Bodmin Bounds |
This section of the series is designed to enable cachers to link accross or through the town, from one Quadrant to another. The Bodmin & Wenford Railway also allows the possibility of a rail link from Quadrant 1/2 via Colesloggett Halt to Quadrant 3/4 via Boscarne Junction and Western Greyhound runs bus service 555 from Dunmere to Colesloggett via Mount Folly. You may choose to develop your own route around the circular series of 60 caches, making use of the 15 link caches to create flexibility in choosing or adapting your route. The link series is named after famous people who were born or who lived in Bodmin, and made a considerable difference to the town by their contribution. |
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About the person: Prince Chula Chakrabonge 1908-1963 Prince of Siam; a member of the Siamese (Thai) Royal Family, and the House of Chakrabhongse and Prince of Thailand, and more widely known as 'The little Prince'. A Philanthropist at heart, whilst living in England, he supervised the 'White Mouse' racing team. About the cache: This cache was re-located on 31/12/15. You are looking at knee height for a bison bison attached to a wire mesh fence between the wooden gate post and the field granite gate post. |
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Ovfba ba srapr