Congratulations to cdmurray for the FTF within the hour of being published! (and corporal cactus for STF just two minutes later!)
Part of the Sandy Lane series
This Cache is placed at the junction of Sandy Lane with Monument Lane (off the road and on the verge - don't stand in the traffic!). From this point across Monument Lane, you will see a tall Granite obelisk, 36 feet high, on rectangular stepped base, surmounted by a bust of the Duke of Wellington. It was buit in 1844 by Col. Richard Elmhurst. It is indeed a strange place for a tribute to Wellington and what is the connection you may ask?
Well an inscribed panel on the base records that the adjacent Waterloo Wood was planted "from Acorns Sown Immediately After the Memorable Battle of Waterloo". The woods you see behind you is the result of that planting and the woods are over 175 years old!
There is a FTF sticker/stamp as always.
Watch the nettles (in the warmer months) on your legs! And watch for muggles too, they can appear from all directions!