A roadside "cache'n'grab" micro cache, with a related bonus cache.
The Stuart Kings of Scotland believed in “The divine right of the monarch”, that they were chosen by God as the spiritual head of the church and that they were infallible. Many Scots did not agree with this, believing that Jesus Christ only could be the spiritual head of the church. In 1638 they signed the “ National Covenant”, voicing their opposition to the King. This led to a period known as the killing time, where a man could be shot for refusing to take the Kings oath. Those who signed the covenant were known as “Covenanters”, who increasingly became the religious extremists of their day. Due to the repression enforced by the King, had to meet and worship in secret. One such place where meetings would take place was at a stone near Shotts , known as the Covenanters Stone or the Fortissat Stone.
The remains of the stone are at the roadside on the nearby Newmill & Canthill Road.
The cache is located at the base of a tree on the Muiredge & Jersay Road
The cache container contains a small logbook and the co-ordinates for the bonus cache: "Losing My Religion".
PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THE BONUS CO-ORDINATES
BEWARE OF MUGGLES, especially from the nearby houses, as this cache had a mysterious habit of disappearing.
THESE ARE BUSY ROADS.....SAFETY FIRST!
You may want to visit the nearby cache: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=8a6c2091-8804-4b0a-b5fb-0c162e54d365
Interesting article on "The Killing Time": https://www.thenational.scot/news/15701509.the-killing-time-how-the-covenanters-were-hunted-like-game-in-a-downfall-of-their-own-making/