Buzzard Country Traditional Cache
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Half the fun in this one is finding the place before you start hunting. After that a quick cache and dash. Large stile, hilly terrain and lots of wind make the fort unsuitable for very small people or those with mobility issues. The actual cache is accessible to everyone.
At the lay-by there is an old triangular pillar with the vertical words' East Lothian District Archaeological Trail'. On the top is a very old map and this site was apparently Number 1. A new board has now been added (spotted 4th September 2006) telling the story of the White Castle Hill Fort.
We've travelled here along the most fantastic road from Garvald but you can also come from Whiteadder. The word 'road' is used in the widest possible sense- single track, fords all the way along it and massive potholes and frost damage. You have to stay away from the edges of the road for fear of driving into the great ditches where the road has just collapsed! The precarious driving is certainly rewarded though- rounding one of the steep hills the county of East Lothian just opens up in front of you stretching all the way in the distance to the Firth of Forth and taking in Traprain Law, Berwick Law and the Bass Rock. Then, in the foreground, is this fantastic hill fort.
There's a lay-by right next to it and the remains of an old notice board. Three defensive ditches on this southern side, whilst the north and east sides fall away sharply to the Thorter Burn. A most fantastic setting for a quick, easy cache.
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Cbfgrq oruvaq gur fvta.