This Virtual reward cache can be found at St Helen's Oratory, Cape Cornwall, a couple of miles West from St Just.
A cape is the point of land where two bodies of water meet. Cape Cornwall is one of only two capes in the United Kingdom, the other being Cape Wrath in North West Scotland.
Most of the headland is owned by the National Trust. The National Coastwatch has a look-out on the seaward side. The only tourist infrastructure at present is a car park (owned by the National Trust - parking charges apply), public toilets, and a refreshments counter during the summer.
St Helen's Oratory - Cape Cornwall.
On the eastern side of the Cape is the tiny chapel known as St Helen's Oratory. The field in which it lies is called Park an Chapel (field of the chapel). Unfortunately very little now remains of this small early Christian chapel.
Evidence suggests that the site dates back to the Romano-Christian period, maybe around 4 AD, but it is possible that it was also once an Iron Age settlement.
An ancient cross with a chi-rho monogram was discovered on the site in the mid-19th Century, but was sadly lost. The cross, which is now cemented on to it, is apparently, not the original, but one which was found lying nearby.
St Helen's Oratory is protected as a monument of national importance under the ancient monuments acts 1913 - 53, by the Department of the Environment.
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To claim this Virtual cache we need a small bit of info and a photo.
Logging requirement.-
1) A photo of either yourself, your GPS in hand, or your caching name at the entrance of the Oratory. Be sure to attach the picture to your found log.
2) Question to answer at the virtual waypoint - Just beyond the Oratory you will see a single gravestone remembering the life of Donald Arthur Payne. 1930 - 1995. WHAT DID HE MAKE HIS DREAM ? 2 words.
Please send your answer either by email or via the message centre within 48 hours of your logged visit and please do not include the answer or any spoilers in your logs. I reserve the right to delete any logs which do not satisfy the requirements of this virtual cache.
There is usually livestock in the field, so please NO DOGS if possible, or if you really have to have them with you, make sure they are on a lead.
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If you would like to add to the Church Micro series yourself then please look here
http://churchmicro.co.uk/
There is also a Church Micro Stats & Information page that can be found at
http://www.15ddv.me.uk/geo/cm/index.html
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Virtual Rewards 4.0 - 2024-2025
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between January 17, 2024 and January 17, 2025. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 4.0 on the Geocaching Blog.