Westhay Wander - Bonus Mystery Cache
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This is the final cache of the series and can be combined with the caches below to make a circular route around the southern flank of Stonebarrow and Chardown Hills taking in a short section of the South West Coast Path. See: Westhay Wander - 1 (GC7RMMA) for full details about parking and the route.
For a short period during WW2 there was a radar station on the cliff edge of Cain’s Folly. It was part of a chain of wartime stations around the south coast to monitor maritime and air traffic, both friendly and hostile. Built in 1941, for technical reasons, close to the cliff edge, is was only operational for a few months during 1942 before in the height of the summer the cliff gave way taking it and 3 lorries part way down the cliff. The equipment and the lorries were subsequently recovered but by then the station had been superseded by a more modern system at the nearby Beer Head, so the site was then abandoned. The picture above is of one of its nearby sister stations which still exists, this one: East Cliff, Portland.
This cache combines with the caches below to make a circular route. The complete walk is about 4 miles (7Km), includes one steep descent and finishes on a steady climb up from Westhay to Cain’s Folly. Geodogs are welcome but please keep them under close control as you may encounter grazing animals, ground nesting birds or other fauna.
Note: The difficulty for each of the caches is on an individual basis. The Terrain takes into account the whole route and all caches involved. In winter sections of the route can be muddy, especially in gateways. You will need a pen for the micro-caches and to find the bonus you will need to collect the clues along the way, don’t worry there is a decode sheet in Westhay Wander – 6 (GC7RMP7). The clues are pictograms so unless you have a photographic memory you will need a way to record them as you find them.
If you visited all the caches you now have all the codes and the decode information to solve the location of the bonus cache: N 50 44.UZV W002 52.YXW
The cache is a small clip-top box, with log book, pencil, etc. There is room for small tradeables or travel bug. If you have found this cache then I hope you have enjoyed the challenge. The puzzle was inspired by John Twisden, his family and others who spent time on top of these cliffs keeping a watch out for both friend and enemy along this coast during the centuries.
The other caches in this series are:
Westhay Wander - 1 (GC7RMMA)
Westhay Wander - 2 (GC7RMMY)
Westhay Wander - 3 (GC7RMN6)
Westhay Wander - 4 (GC7RMNE)
Westhay Wander - 5 (GC7RMNP)
Westhay Wander - 6 (GC7RMP7)
Nearby Caches
Celebrating Geocaching on the Golden Cap Estate 1 (GC31RG7)
Celebrating Geocaching on the Golden Cap Estate 2 (GC31RG4)
Celebrating Geocaching on the Golden Cap Estate 3 (GC31RG7)
Stonebarrow Hill (GCG8HZ)
The Magnificent Journey (GCRBP2)
49. Find a geocache
For more information:
50 Things
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Urer V fvg penqyrq ol nezf gung ernpu gb gur fxl.