Another addition to the ‘Footsteps of St Birirnus’ caches, originally set by No Educashun.
St. Birinus is the often forgotten evangelist of Saxon Wessex. He was sent over to England by the Pope to convert the pagan Mercians; but, landing on the Hampshire coast, he found the Kingdom of Wessex to be just as lacking in Christianity. He then had to travel all the way up to North Berkshire to seek an audience with the local king, Cynegils. A typically inspired preach led to the conversion of the King and his people, although the youthful heir to the throne took a little longer. He was given the old Roman town of Dorchester-on-Thames in which to build his cathedral and it was there that he died. Following his death many pilgrims made their way to Dorchester.
If you do all the caches and loop back, the walk is about 6.5 miles.