Melbury Hill - 2 Traditional Cache
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This Cache is the 2nd of 7 and can be combined with the caches below to make a circular route around Compton Down and Melbury Hill. See: Melbury Hill - 1 (GC74KF5) for full details about parking and the route.
To the North West you are looking down on the village of Melbury Abbas which sits at the foot of Spread Eagle Hill, with the church and old school in the foreground. The village is mentioned in the Doomsday book and as with all the land in this area was owned by the Abbey at Shaftesbury until the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII. Until the building of the turnpike in the 1820s, now the A350, it stood astride the main route north from Blandford to Shaftesbury.
Note: The difficulty for each of the caches is on an individual basis. The Terrain takes into account the whole route and all caches involved. You will need a pen for the micro-caches.
This cache combines with the caches below to make a circular route around Compton Down and Melbury Hill. The complete route is a about 3 miles (5km) involving a total of about 500 ft (150m) of ascent and descent. Geodogs are welcome but please keep them under close control as the Down & Hill are grazed by animals.
You are looking for a Bison style micro cache which contains only the log book, please bring a pen. The logs in this series use waterproof paper, please use an indelible marker, biro or pencil
The other caches in this series are:
Melbury Hill - 1 (GC74KF5)
Melbury Hill - 3 (GC74KFK)
Melbury Hill - 4 (GC74KFW)
Melbury Hill - 5 (GC74KG0)
Melbury Hill - 6 (GC74KG4)
Melbury Hill - Bonus (GC74KGG) and you will need to collect the clues in the caches above to solve this one, so don’t forget!
Enjoy walking on Compton Down and Melbury Hill, Happy Caching.
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