St Michael -
High Ercall
This cache is one of a series set at or near churches in the
lovely surroundings of the Shropshire countryside.
We’d like to thank The Washers for conceiving the idea,
initiating the series and inviting other cachers to add to it.
St Michael's is situated in High Ercall. At the time of the
Domesday Book this was one of the most prosperous manors in the
county, valued at £20.
The church is next to a beautiful Jacobean hall that was
featured on BBC's Time Team program a number of years ago. The
church originates from the 12th century and almost certainly
replaced an older church on the same site dating from the end of
the 11th century. The church was badly damaged in the Civil War and
was partially re-built during 1657 and 1661.
If you look closely at the wall on the north side of the church
you will see an early Norman work called the Tree Of Life, dating
to 1110-25. This is a border of six leaved rosettes. At the base of
the tree are two volutes. Under the arch connecting the chancel and
chapel is an effigy of a cross-legged knight.
Cache Details
Collect the clues from the first page of the logbooks to find
the Bonus cache at Chapel of the Epiphany - Peplow. You can find
the base level caches in any order. The caches in this series
are:
Hall Of
Fame
| First to Find: |
Izzy and the
Lizard King |
| Second to Find: |
WREKIN
RANGER |
| Third to Find: |
ticklebrick |
