The Dear Green Place Multi-cache
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A short walk in the park with some stops on the way. All on paths except for the final few yards.
This cache is hidden in the oldest public park in Glasgow, Glasgow Green. In 1450, King James II granted the land to Bishop William Turnbull and the people of Glasgow. The Green was quite different from what it is today, being an uneven swampy area composed of a number of "greens" (divided by the Camlachie Burn and Molendinar Burn), including the High and Low Greens, the Calton Green and the Gallowgate Green. The park served a number of purposes in its first few centuries; as a grazing area, an area to wash and bleach linen, an area to dry fishing nets and for activities like swimming. The city's first steamie, called The Washhouse, opened on the banks of the Camlachie Burn in 1732. An area of land, known as Fleshers' Haugh was purchased in 1792 by the city from Patrick Bell of Cowcaddens, extending the park to the east. One claim to fame for the haugh is that Glasgow Rangers Football Club had its origins here in 1873. A group of rowers, many of whom came from Gareloch (on the Firth of Clyde), played football here after spending the earlier part of the evenings on the river. They called themselves `Rangers`, and stayed here for two years before moving to various locations, eventually ending up at the site of their present stadium in 1899. Right! That’s enough of the history. Let’s get on with the caching. Go to the coordinates shown above. You are looking at The McLennan Arch. Now look at your feet and read the plaque. Note the date when it was built and call this ‘ABCD’. Go to N. 55 51.0CD W. 004 A4.45D. On your way you should pass the fountain dedicated to Sir William Collins, Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1877-1880 in recognition of the good works he did in the name of The Temperance Society. If you have time you could attempt to reach the centre of the brick maze immediately behind the fountain. When you reach your spot you should be looking at the first monument erected in Britain to commemorate the naval victories of Viscount Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Yes it’s in Glasgow, not London. Carved into the faces of the monument are the names of his famous victories: Aboukir, Copenhagen and Trafalgar, where he was killed. Note the year in which the monument was erected and call this ‘EFGH’. We now head for N. 55 51.GCH W. 004 14.EFH where you will find the largest of its kind in the world. Take a circular walk and count the number of urns pouring water, (I) and the number of lion face spouts, (J). You are now standing outside a building and gardens built in 1898 for the benefit of the industrial working people of the east end. It is well worth a visit and is open daily between 10 a.m. – 5 pm. except Friday and Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Admission is free. If you look across the road you will see the old Templeton’s Carpet Factory, the architecture of which is a direct copy of the Doge’s Palace in Venice. Onward we go to N. 55 50.C4H W. 004 E4.26A, heading towards St. Andrew’s Suspension Bridge and we come upon a cycle path sign indicating the direction for Cambuslang and Edinburgh. What is the number on the sign? The two digits are ‘K’ and ‘L’. The sign lies on the north bank of the River Clyde, where you will find the boat houses of several rowing clubs Now you are heading for the cache! This can be found at N. LL LE.(L-I)F(H-I) W. GG(D+D) (F+H).KC(A+B). The container has disappeared YET again! So this is container number umpteen in location number umpteen minus one!
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Pnershy!