Please note that this cache is on private property and is placed with permission. It is in the grounds of a Winery that is only open Wed - Sun 11am - 5pm, please only attempt this cache during these times
Colonel William Light (1786 - 1839), founder of Adelaide and first Surveyor-General of South Australia, commenced his discovery and exploration of the north-east of Adelaide on December 11th 1837. According to historians, Colonel Light and his entourage traversed the ground of where the monument stands in the late afternoon of December 13th 1837, from here the explorers would have been able to see an unobstructed view over the Barossa Ranges and the entire Barossa region. He named this region after his friend Lord Lynedoch who was a Lieutenant-General and victor of the Battle of Barrosa in Spain occuring in 1811 in which Light served as a young officer. William Light recorded in his diary on December 13th 1837 “at length, about 5 p.m., we came to a beautiful valley which I named after my much esteemed friend, Lord Lynedoch”.
The arm of Light's Statue points towards the Barossa Range in recognition of the moment he bestowed the Spanish-derived title 'Barossa', taken from the name of the Spanish battleground, on the region.
Weighing more than a ton and exceeding the size of the William Light memorial on Montefiore Hill in Adelaide, the Barossa Colonel William Light Monument in Lyndoch was unveiled by the Lyndoch & District Historical Society in 2016. The statue, erected at the birthplace of the Barossa, is a landmark for the region. The statue is on a large 7 ton marble pedestal.
The William Light Monument in Lyndoch is the largest monument in South Australia to commemorate his outstanding achievements.
To claim the cache, post a pic of yourself or your gps with the Colonel and his horse. Logs without this proof of attendence will most likely get deleted.
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