Blind House - Kilmersdon Traditional Cache
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This cache is set near the site of a "Blind House" which is currently being used as a bus shelter, the original location for this "Blind House" was next to the nearby church (there is a plaque on the front giving dates of this.
The cache is a screw top pot with a magnet attached and contains only a log book so please bring a pen.
This cache is suitable for wheelchairs users although help may be required to reach the cache! Parking is available very closed to the cache site in a public car park which is signposted.
There is a series of "Blind House" caches in Wiltshire by Hellspaw and Hamfist. This one forms part of a series that we have started in Somerset with others being:
Buckland Dinham - GC2X80P
Mells - GC3WVJK
Blind Houses or village lock-ups are historic buildings that were used for the temporary detention of people in rural parts of England and Wales. They were often used for the confinement of drunks who were usually released the next day or to hold people being brought before the local magistrate. A typical village lock-up is a small structure with a single door and a narrow slit window or opening. Most lock-ups feature a dome or spire shaped roof and are commonly built from brick, large stones or timber. The village lock-up is found in a variety of shapes often round or polygonal in plan, usually freestanding but some are attached to or incorporated in other buildings. Variations in design, materials and appearance do occur although they were all built to perform the same function. Village lock-ups have acquired a range of local nicknames including bone-house, bridewell, cage, jug, kitty, lobby, guard-house, round-house, tower and watch-house.
Congratulations *Bloodsock* FTF!!!!
Additional Hints
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Lbh jvyy or nggenpgrq gb C serryl 75 lneqf njnl