GC6Y6BB Happy New Year - Kit Hill (Event Cache) in South West England, United Kingdom created by dixie_gooner and Smithy138 (AKA king of the Hill)

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Hidden : Saturday, December 31, 2016

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Happy New Year – Kit hill

EVENT INFORMATION: It is always difficult to know what to do on New Year’s Eve, whether to stay at home or share the evening with friends. Everyone has a different idea; but after the success of the event held by ynysva last year at Bodmin Beacon we offer an event which just might appeal to you. The event is designed for anyone who wishes to come along, to see in 2016 in an unusual way. We therefore invite you to come along, and join us for a hot chocolate between 2200 and 2330 hours in Callington Bowls club (the bar will be open), before we move up to the Kit Hill to see in the New Year with a little bit of fizz. With views reaching out for many miles we are sure to be treated to some great firework displays. Parking is available at the Bowls club and on Kit Hill. Cars may be left at the bowls club overnight.
GC6Y6BB Happy New Year	LOCATION INFORMATION: Kit Hill (Cornish: Bre Skowl), at 334 metres high, dominates the area between Callington and the River Tamar in southeast Cornwall, England, UK. The word 'Kit' comes from Old English for kite, a reference to birds of prey (and not specifically the red kite). Buzzards and sparrowhawks can still be seen on the hill. It is one of five Marilyn hills in Cornwall, the four others are Watch Croft, Brown Willy, Carnmenellis and Hensbarrow Beacon. Kit Hill Country Park (which includes the hill and surrounding areas), was given to the people of Cornwall in 1985 to mark the birth of Prince William, by his father, the Duke of Cornwall (Prince Charles). It is managed by Cornwall Council, and consists of some 400 acres (152 hectares), making it the most dominant landscape feature in East Cornwall. Kit Hill is the highest point in the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The hill was formed in the same way as nearby Bodmin Moor by the intrusion of magma into overlying sedimentary rocks. This caused the formation of many mineral deposits that were mined extensively in the 18th and early 19th centuries. As the highest point of Hingston Down, Kit Hill is probably the best viewpoint in the southeast of Cornwall, with views of the Tamar valley, Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor On the summit of Kit Hill is an artificial fort (a Civil War redoubt) and a folly built by Sir John Call of Whiteford, Stoke Climsland, built in the style of a low-walled Saxon castle. History The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle reports that in 835 (corrected by scholars to 838 AD) Egbert king of the West Saxons defeated an army of Vikings and Cornish at Hengestdun = "Stallion Hill", which is usually interpreted as being at Hingston Down. Other notable artifacts on Kit Hill include Neolithic and Bronze Age barrows. The area around these is maintained by a ranger and volunteers, who also generally keep the vegetation on the hill under control. .
Cache Information	JOINING INFORMATION: We need to ensure that safety is paramount for this event. We highly recommend that you notify someone that you are attending, and bring a torch, mobile phone and waterproof clothing and suitable footwear with you. As the event starts at 2345 hours, we will meet in in the Kit hill car park from 2340 hours On site numbers are 07816065491.