Where the grass doesn't grow. Traditional Geocache
mountains-4-me: Archived and removed the container
Where the grass doesn't grow.
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Finlay Munro was a famous Highland Evangelist
who is thought to have been a native of Tain. In his early years he
was employed by Dr. Angus Mackintosh as minister's man, and he was
supposed to look after the glebe. It was at this time that his
spiritual change seems to have taken place, and he came to the
conclusion that, if he had faith, he could perform miracles. He
gave the minister's seed to the poor, and sowed the chaff in the
glebe. He fully hoped he would reap a good crop from this, in the
Autumn. The result was that there were no oats in the glebe that
year. The Doctor concluded that Finlay had sold the oats, and had
kept the proceeds for himself.
He once held a meeting on a hillside near Torgyle in Glenmoriston,
his hearers sitting on the rising ground in front of him. He
himself stood on a flat piece of clay ground, which doubtless was
under grass at the time. During the sermon some Roman Catholics
from Glengarry distracted the attention of the congregation, and
Finlay, reproaching them, said that as a proof of the truth of his
teaching his footprints would remain there, some say until until
the Day of Judgment. This was in 1827, and after more than 150
years the footprints can still be made out untouched by
grass.
This is a quick roadside cache that brings you to see a small piece
of local history. The cache box itself is secreted somewhere
nearby, at the above co-ordinates. The container is a small lock n
lock box. There is parking nearby in a layby at the side of the
A887.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Ng gur onfr bs gjb gerrf gung sbez n I.