Church Micro 4662...Baglan Traditional Cache
Hidden : 11/28/2013
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Another in our series of Church Micros in the South Wales area.
On road parking available very close to the cache.

BYOP and tweezers. 

Not within the Church precincts, so please don't search in the grounds.


St Catherine's Baglan, built 1875-82 by John Pritchard, of Cruciform plan, in Decorated style. Built of coursed rock raced stone with red Forest of Dean stone dressings, and steep slate roofs. Consists of aisled nave with porch to W end, chancel, tall crossing tower, N and S transept, and vestry. Striking and opulent interior including mosaic floor to nave. The chancel is the most sumptuosly decorated part of the interior in line with high Victorian taste and has marble banded walls. A reredos spans the width of the chancel, in the centre of which is a Resurrection inlaid in black and white marble. Ornate pulpit and font.


Legend says that St Baglan was seen (either by Cadoc or Illtud) carrying fire in his robe without burning it so Illtud gave him a crozier and instructed him to build a Church where he found a tree that bore three fruit. He found a tree that had a litter of pigs, a beehive, and a crow's nest; however, he preferred a spot lower down on the flat (either where St Catherine's church now stands or further out towards the bay). What was built by day was washed away by night (or disappeared at night, or was moved to the site by the tree at night). Finally, he gave in and built the church by the tree (presumably this site was rebuilt in the medieval period as St Baglan's church which burned down in 1954 and is now a sad ruin). The crozier apparently survived until the 17th century.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fraq zr n ....

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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