Free Parking available for 1 hour near the War Memorial.
The village of Cubert is situated near a site of particular military interest. We have placed the cache along a public footpath which looks out over Penhale Camp. The Camp was set up as an emergency training facility for anti-aircraft gunners at the start of the Second World War and for recuperating soldiers to rest after spells on the frontline. Penhale Camp was attacked by the German Luftwaffe July 7th 1940 and 23 servicemen lost their lives. The camp remained in active use until the end of the Afghan war. You can still see the Nissan huts and simple concrete buildings on the site. The area and its derelict buildings have now been reclaimed by wildlife, including bats and Cornish choughs.
The Ministry of Defence sold the site to developers in the early 2010s and the camp now faces a new battle as local residents fight to keep this area a haven for wildlife, and a fitting memorial to those who lost their lives here, as well with those whose names appear on the War Memorial in the village
The path to the final includes one stile, which has wooden steps and a handrail. You can make the walk into a circular route of about 2.5 miles by continuing down the hill and turning right to head to Ellenglaze (passing the Victoria’s Post Box cache) and up the hill back into Cubert village.
Cubert's War Memorial is carved from granite and is in the form of a Celtic-style cross with a tapering shaft that is set into a plinth which stands on a two-stepped base close to Cubert Church.
A = the number of letters in the first name of Corporal Tozer.
B = the number of letters in the first name of Private Andrew.
C = the number of letters in the last name of the sergeant who died in Northern Ireland
D = the total number of men who died in 1939-1945.
E = the number of letters in John Leonard's last name.
F = the number of letters in the adjective that describes the parishioners who gratefully erected the cross.
Checksum: A+B+C+D+E+F = 37
The Cache can be found at : N50 22.(A-D)(D+D)(B-F) W005 07.(A-B)E(C-F)
***** PLEASE NOTE IMPORTANT *****
CACHES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE PLACED ON ACTUAL MEMORIALS OR WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF SUCH
AT ALL TIMES PLEASE TREAT LOCATIONS OF MEMORIALS WITH RESPECT