A while ago one member of Scottiedogz said to me that it was a shame that the Black Boy did not have a cache.This rectifies that ommission.
The posted co-ordinates for this multi will take you to Stirling's Black Boy fountain which is popular with both residents and visitors to the City. It was manufactured by the Neilson Foundry of Glasgow.
The fountain was originally erected to commemorate those from Stirling who died in the Black Plague which decimated over 30% of Stirling's population in 1369.
You are standing beside the Christie Clock.
Collect three answers from this.
George Christie was Provincial Grand Master of Stirlingshire
from 189 ( E ) to 190( F )
The clock was presented in what day ( C ) of March 1906.
Now make your way to the standing stones. How many stones in total are at the two waypoints? Answer D.
Folklore tells us that these standing stones mark the site of the encounter betwen Randolph's infantry and Clifford's cavalry on the day before the Battle of Bannockburn. This encounter, which the Scots won, was one of the decisive factors in lowering the moral of King Edward's army before the main battle. This gave rise to the area receiving the name of Randolphfield.
The next waypoint leads to a red granite slab built into the wall.
The spot was marked for many years by a cairn of loose stones but this was removed in 1758 when the road was widened.
Scotland was divided into two opposing factions. On the one hand were those supporting Mary, Queen of Scots, who was being held prisoner in England and on the other hand the supporters of her son, James, who at that time was living within the confines of Stirling Castle. James' grandfather, the Earl of Lennox, was Regent and he called a meeting of Parliament in Stirling. On the evening of the 3rd of September, 1?7? a large party of the Queen's supporters rode through to Stirling. They left their horses at Newhouse and, under the guidance of one Captain Bell who was a local man, they entered the town. Having seized a number of nobles from their lodgings in the Broad Street area some of the party resorted to stealing the horses from the stables. The delay that this occasioned allowed the garrison time to muster and most of the prisoners were rescued. Unfortunately for the Earl of Lennox, he was only carried as far as Newhouse where his assailants, realising they could not escape with their prisoner, shot him.
The Earl of Lennox was mortally wounded on the
4th September 1 ( A ) 7 ( B ).
The cache will be found at
N 56 06.ABC. W 003 56.DEF.