History and Multicache questions
A device known as the "Dennett Rocket" was in use in the late nineteenth and first half of the twentieth centuries, it fired a line from the shore to a stricken vessel; crew and passengers could then be removed using a "Breeches Buoy". In 1900, the Coastguard Station at Wembury was given it's own Dennett Rocket. Rocket House used to be a garage to store this lifesaving equipment in.
Using the information board answer the below questions and solve this riddle to help you find Smugglers 4.
N050o18.(J x 2) H (K + H) W004 o 03.J G H
| Question 1: G = Date of the photo showing Dennett's Rocket being demonstrated: 1G40 |
| Question 2: H = Noss Mayo's fish market began as early as the 1H Century |
| Question 3: J = The River Yealm rises J30 metres above sea level on South Dartmoor |
| Question 4: K = The Yealm is 1K miles from its source to the sea |
If you enjoyed this mini-series, why not look into the other Wembury Local History Society caches, that are all hidden around the Parish of Wembury.
The National Trust have outlined a superb walk that covers all the Geocaches in this mini series, and also several more. Please keep children and dogs well away from the cliff edge, keep dogs on a lead if they are likely to run off. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wembury/trails/wembury-bay-and-the-river-yealm-walk
Many thanks to the National Trust for the upkeep of this section of the SW Coastal Path, and also for allowing our geocache to be placed here.