Bodmin Bounds 81 - Well Trail Multi-Cache
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After five years, this series of 100 caches is now being archived. The cache container has been retrieved and the cache is now closed.
Bodmin Bounds 81 - Well Trail
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Bodmin's Well Trail
| This is a Multi-Cache situated and centred around the Holy Wells of the Historic County Town of Cornwall. The existing (or remaining) seven wells are listed by the Town Council as 'Bodmin's Well Trail', however there are a further three wells which have fallen out of use; St. Leonard's, St. Nicholas and Holy Rood. This Multi-Cache takes you to the locations of each of the remaining seven wells, where you have to gain the information required to enable you to locate the final cache itself. PLEASE NOTE: It is highly recommended, that before you undertake this cache, that you print off, take with you and use the Bodmin Well Trail leaflet, which has all the relevant details and maps on it, and is available to download from our linked related website at the top of this cache page. |
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The Wells of Bodmin |
Parking is available in the form of two reasonable sized public car parks in the centre of the town in Dennison Road, this being most suitable location to park to walk to all stages of this cache (Listed as Park2 on the waypoint list). The seven remaining wells are detailed on the Bodmin Well Trail leaflet, which is attached to our weblink, and can be downloaded from there to assist you with undertaking this multi-cache. 1). St Petroc's Well - Situated in Priory Park. 2). St Guron's Well House - Situated in the grounds of St Petroc's Church. 3). St Guron's Well - Situated outside the St Petroc's Church grounds. 4). The Mayor's Eye Well - Situated in Bree Shute Lane. 5). Cock's Well - Situated in Chapel Lane 6). Berrycoombe Cross - Situated outside Bodmin Gaol. 7). Scarlet's Well - Situated near to the Camel Trail. (For this last cache, you may wish to re-locate your vehicle to the alternative parking co-ordinates listed as Park3). To undertake this cache, you need to visit all seven stages of the Well Trail, and answer the following questions. Well 1 - How many rectangular flagstones are there bridging the stream on the walkway to the well ? This = A. Well 2 - What is the last number of the date to the top right of the main church door above and behind the rear of the well house (Above right of the word Truron) ? = B. Well 3 - How many metal crosses are there on the top of the side gate to this well ? = C. Well 4 - How many rounded spikes are there on the top of the L shaped rail at this location ? = D. Well 5 - How many complete stones (Include broken ones - ie the quantity of stones between mortar) are in the arched 'window' style semi-circle in the blockwork to the left of the well ? = E. Well 6 - How many Cornish metal posts are in the footpath to the right of the Granite trough of the cross ? = F. Well 7 - How many square holes are there (facing vertically) in the front base stone of the well ? = G. The cache is located at: N50 AW.XYZ & W004 FD.CDB. W = C+F+G, X = E-9, Y = E-1 and Z = A+C+G. This multi-cache covers 4.4km and takes about 90 minutes to complete, when walking from the stated parking co-ordinates listed as Park2. Best of luck with undertaking this cache. Please note that the reproduction of the Well Trail leaflet, and the positioning of the cache has been approved, and is endorsed by Bodmin Town Council. |
| Cache Information |
This particular cache is a 1.5 ltr clip lock container which is placed at the base of a medium sized multi-trunked tree growing out of a hedge. |
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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