A little cache on a greenway called Dark Lane, which runs
between Finstock and Fawler.
Dark Lane was originally called Stonyway and was the ancient
route to a ford through the Evenlode River and Fawler Roman Villa.
The track later joined the two villages with Taplow, a settlement
abandoned in the 14th century: earthen outlines of village houses
can be found by taking the footpath heading east and up the hill
from the cache, around 51.84739N and 1.46312W.
Parking is available in either of the extant villages. Access is
by footpaths from four directions: there are nice walks to Wilcot
or Ramsden. A shorter walk around Finstock that follows Dark Lane
can be found
here.
Further afield there are good geocaching opportunities on
Stonesfield Common and around Charlbury.
The cache is in a small valley beneath trees, so locating it
precisely with GPS may present some difficulties: we hope the hint
helps. You are looking for a tupperware box, big enough for small
swapables.