Barnoldswick #12 Beating the Bounds Traditional Cache
Barnoldswick #12 Beating the Bounds
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This can be done on its own or as part of a 9 mile circular. The circular is dedicated to our good geocaching friend Gandalfmfc who sadly lost his fight to cancer 16th June 2012.
Beating the Bounds is an ancient tradition from a time before maps had been drawn. It has taken place all over Britain for over 2000 years. The purpose is to protect the line of the Parish Boundary. Residents used to perambulate (walk) the route and carry willow wands (willow stems stripped of bark). At the edges of the parish they would beat the post stones with their wands to mark the boundary. In previous times instead of beating the stones, choirboys or young boys were whipped with the wands instead! They could also be turned upside down and bounced with their heads on the boundary stones so that they remembered where they were. If a pond or a river was on the boundary, they were thrown in it and if a building straddled it, they had to climb over the roof ridge. Today most of the boundaries follow ancient lines which still need to be protected and the Beating the Bounds walk is one way of doing this. Barnoldswick Replica ancient boundary stones have been installed in the surrounding countryside along the lines of the old Parish Boundary. Attributes refer to the location of the individual cache in terms of accessability. The parking attribute is used if parking is available next to the cache. Therefore some are suitable as drive bys. If parking is nearby a waypoint is used. If completing the circuit of 28 caches, the Beating the Bounds route may not be suitable in some locations for wheelchair/pushchair access.
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Unir lbh tbg n yvtug obl?