Long Man of Wilmington geocache

The Long Man of Wilmington 19

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Megalithic Jun 26, 2003 23:09:01

Something you folks may be interested in:

6/23/2003 (United Kingdom)
Long Man of Wilmington (East Sussex) by Gary & Jane
(Traditional Cache) (GCGB8A)
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=76365

Also known as the "Wilmington Giant", the Long Man is 226 feet high and is thought to have been carved between the Celtic and pre-Christian Anglo-Saxon periods. The cache is hidden near the footpath at the base of the figure where there are superb views of the surrounding countryside.

Free parking and toilets are available near Wilmington Priory at N50°48.998 E000°11.387 (TQ543042). The cache is a 1/2 mile walk from here. Click here for map.

The cache is a 2 litre tupperware box originally containing: Calorie Counter book, onyx egg, wine bottle stopper, Prehistoric Creatures book, Harry Potter glasses, die-cast Porsche Boxster, pink notebook, strawberry scented gel pen, Beatrix Potter book (Tale of Tom Kitten), glow-in-the-dark duck and a £20 note eraser.

TomBo Jun 26, 2003 23:12:59

Replying to Megalithic

looks like your golden opportunity, Pete G!

Pete G Jun 26, 2003 23:14:18

Replying to Megalithic

Tomorrow it maybe 20 quid lighter and have an added tarantula!

pebblesfromheaven Jun 27, 2003 00:37:45

Replying to Megalithic

I heard that a cache at Mayburgh Henge recently went missing.
That's just terrible.
What's the world coming to?

.o0O0o.

Cursuswalker Jun 28, 2003 14:03:21

Replying to Megalithic

The cache was a 2 litre tupperware box originally containing: Calorie Counter book, onyx egg, wine bottle stopper, Prehistoric Creatures book, Harry Potter glasses, die-cast Porsche Boxster, pink notebook, strawberry scented gel pen, Beatrix Potter book (Tale of Tom Kitten), glow-in-the-dark duck and a £20 note eraser.

However, upon revisiting the cache yesterday (31/7/03) I discovered that it now contains: a plastic dog-turd, a copy of the Necronomicon, a small plastic horses head, a CD of Cradle of Filth's The Principle of Evil made Flesh, 6 toe-nails, a die-cast Porsche Boxster minus tyres, an apple-core, a sixteenth of cannabis resin (Which I have passed to the authorities for further investigation), a used tissue (I won't go into details) and a note expressing the opinion that we cachers are...well to put it mildy, a collection of bottoms.

How could this have happened?

The encryption on the website is very secure. I just don't understand it.

Cursuswalker Jun 29, 2003 22:44:23

Replying to Megalithic

Oh my gods it's real!

I have held the luminous duck!

I have been tempted by the wine-stopper!

I have laughed at the Harry Potter glasses! (By the way...I know who dies)

I have marvelled at the £20 eraser!

According to the log-book it's getting a lot of traffic, so if you want the duck I'd hurry.

There's also some euros in it, if anyone's interested. I personally didn't want to take or leave anything, as that would mean I am a geocacher, which I will avoid at any cost, but a couple of my friends, who have now been renamed Team M & M, took the mini-slinky and left a pen with a built in highlighter.

The Porsche has gone I'm afraid.

Oh yeah....a word of warning. Watch out for the dolphin. It's bugged.