_{^{HISTORIC STRATTON - Stamford Hill Memorial}}

Memorial to the Battle of Stamford Hill. Erected in 1713 by Lord Lansdown using a
circa late C15 pinnacle re-used from a church tower. Stone rubble and granite.
Round-headed granite stone archway set on stone rubble walls. Archway surmounted
by crocketed pinnacle on moulded octagonal base. The Battle of Stamford Hill was
fought in May 1643 between the Royalist Cornish Army under Sir Ralph Hopton and
the Parliamentarians under Major General Chudleigh. The Cornish Army included Sir
Bevil Grenville and won the day in spite of being said to have been outnumbered by
more than two to one.

The Lab caches will have given some idea of this location which can be visited through an entrance well to the right of the Information Board this is private property but there is permissive pedestrian access. Please respect your access.

Adventure Lab link https://labs.geocaching.com/builder/adventures/details/5dd2bf0d-f69f-466c-8aba-aff5ab7220fb

To find the cache use the numbers obtained from the Adventure Labs and use the Formula 

N50 50.ABC W004 31.DED