This virtual cache was going to be called "I'll see you in the kitchen". When you arrive you'll soon why it's callled "I'll see you in the porch".
It's around a 30 minute stroll from the parking at Georgia to the GZ. You can make a circular route along established footpaths and collect two adjecent caches : ROGER's TOWER GCPKE8 and MIDNIGHT TRAIN GC1QWTN
On high ground known as Tonkin Downs, close to Castle-an-dinas, there is the remains of an old farmhouse. It has no roof, it is now open to the elements and it’s glassless windows stare blank-eyed out across Mount’s Bay. It is all that remains of all it’s past owners planning as they sat beside the fireplace that once glowed with hot coals. This building has stood empty since 1953 when its last family left, driven out by the blasting noise from the near-by quarry.
(Interior view that we can no longer see)
Even before the arrival of the earth-shaking quarry I expect that a life farming here would have been particularly tough, especially in the winter. The ground is poor, only cleared relatively recently by the hopeful James Hosking in 1813, and there is very little between this farm and the harsh elements. The last people to live at Castle-an-dinas Farm were the Wooldridge family, before them was William and Christine Pearce and their 4 children and before them William Martin and his family. Generations of hands that pushed open the yard gate, rubbed their chilblains in front of the Rayburn or pressed fresh white plaster to the walls. Until finally they are all gone.
The quarry is run by CORMAC and I suspect they are responsible for the additional woodwork!
To claim this virtual cache please add to your log a photo of you or your GPS or dog in the porch!
CONGRATS on FTF to oges518 and Firebird71
Virtual Rewards 5.0 - 2026-2027
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between February 3, 2026 and February 3, 2027. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 5.0 on the Geocaching Blog.