Geocaching has changed a lot since I started in 2009. One of my favourite early caches was Racehorses Grave (GC12MCC). Archived 10 years ago, this one had the walk, the views, and included a local point of interest that I didn't know existed. So I'm bringing it back for current cachers to enjoy (the cache itself is in a different location, in case anyone else remembers the original version 😊).
The published co-ordinates bring you to a monument to The Continental, winner of 25 steeplechases and favourite horse of Cecil Elwes (the son-in-law of the contemporary owners of Leckhampton Court, which is now the nearby Sue Ryder care home).
The monument was given a grade II listing in 1987, with the entry describing it as a pyramid of stone blocks. Unfortunately the pyramid has now fallen, I would have loved to have seen it as it originally stood.
You are likely to see cows on this walk. The good news is that they didn't seem very interested in us at all as we walked through their fields. It's also a dog walking route, although it we visited twice in placing this cache and only saw a handful of people.
At the published co-ordinates you are looking for a plaque bearing the monument's original inscription.
The year the plaque was placed by Leckhampton Local History Society = ABCD
The final co-ordinates are:
N51 52.BDD
W002 05.CA(D/A).
In the spirit of old-style caching the final hide is a well stocked 1L tupperware container. Its stocked with swappables, and has a few 35ml film pot cache containers, in case any finders would like to place a cache of their own 😊.