Glory Hole Traditional Cache
TJCache&Carry: Time to close this one down.
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Located just off the A15 this is intended to be a quick cache dash.
Not suitable for pushchairs because you need to climb over two stiles to get to the cache.
The cache is a small tub that has the usual odds and sods inside, it will take geocoins and small trade items. Please bring a pen to log your visit.
In the 1700s, travellers making their way from Sleaford to Lincoln had been confronted by highwaymen on the bleak, western heath of Dunston & Nocton. One such holdup ended in the murder of Christoper Wilkinson, who refused to hand over his money to Dick Turpin.
The heath was at the western edge of land owned by Sir Francis Dashwood, of the famous 'Hellfire Club'. He was determined to make the road safer on the western edge of his estate and decided to erect a land lighthouse, similar in design to the central cupola of Nocton Hall. It was to be much higher to make sure beams of light would spread across extensive brush waste to deter highwaymen.
Originally, the pillar had a spiral staircase inside the 92' tower to take the lighthouse keeper to the gallery which surrounded the base of the octagonal 15' lantern. The view from the tower was said to be magnificent . Lincoln Cathedral stood out to the north and, on a clear day, Boston Stump could be seen to the far southeast. It was one of only 3 land lighthouses ever built in England. It proved very popular as an early 'tourist attraction'. There were assembly rooms and a bowling green where travellers could rest and pass the time.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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