Eglwysilan - St Ilan Church is first mentioned in 1254 but the site is an older Christian site, an 8th to the 10th century cross slab having been discovered in the churchyard. Eglwysilan remained a large upland rural parish until industrialisation in the 19th century. Of the medieval church the walls of nave and chancel have survived but the details are mainly later, with 18th and 19th century windows. The tower was rebuilt in 1731 (the date was on a former tablet above the W door), with nave windows inserted in 1751 and 1762 (dates on building). The church was restored by Charles Buckeridge in 1873-5, mainly consisting of refenestration of the chancel, new roofs and internal fittings.
We've visited the Church also the adjacent Pub on many occasions sadly today both the are closed, we are not sure if the Pub will ever open back up while the Church of Wales are deciding on the Churches future.
To find the cache final location you will need to visit the two virtual locations which are along the path to the left of the Church entrance as shown in the Waypoint's below.
At the posted co-ords convert the Private service No to these letters ABCDEF in the order they appear
VC1 convert the Corporal service No to these letters Corporal GHJKL in the order they appear
Final location N51 L (E+K). (H-G) E (A+C) W003 F (D-G). (E+G) D (K+L)
Be aware the cache was placed using a 10m TOTT (fishing pole) please only attempt to retrieve it if you are able to replace as found.
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