Treasure Trail

You’ve completed the trail—did you solve all the clues and find the location of the treasure? Check your answers below:

1: The City of Dreaming Spires where Edmund Cartwright studied. Know where it is?

Answer: Oxford (Map location = Oxford Gorge)

2: What vital piece of his anatomy did St Denys carry to Montmartre?

Answer: His head (Map location = Valley Head)

3: He died on 1st November 1763—but what was his first name?

Answer: Peter Wyche (Map location = Peter's Pond)

4: The cruel blade of a knife sealed George Villier’s fate. Where was he assassinated?

Answer: Portsmouth (Map location = Portsmouth Paddock)

5: Where did the battling marquis accidently misplace his hat and wig?

Answer: The Battle of Warburg (Map location = Warburg Wash)

6: Miss Sheriffe lived in Goadby all her long life—how was she affectionally known by villagers?

Answer: Miss Mon (Map location = Miss Mon's Meadow)

7: What was the Roman name of the West Midlands town where ancient Romano-Britons mined salt?

Answer: Salinae (Map location = Salinae Sands)

8: What was the name of the quarry where Gordon Spence drove the last steam loco.

Answer: Coronation Quarry (Map location = Coronation Copse)

9: What had young Teddy been trying to catch when he tragically drowned.

Answer: Butterflies (Map location = Butterfly Pastures

10: Where can you see many of the exciting artifacts discovered at the Roman villa?

Answer: Carnegie Museum (Map location = Carnegie Croft)

11: This nearby cottage will give you a clue that will erase another empty location on the map.

Answer: Hillfoot Cottage (Map location = Hillfoot)

12: What was the name of Walter Cassey’s hard-working wife?

Answer: Lucy (Map location = Lucy Lane)

13: Albert Essery was a brave soldier of WW1—name the battle in which he was killed?

Answer: The Battle of Polygon Wood (Map location = Polygon Wood)

14: Can you see the unusual artifact on the cottage wall opposite? What is it?

Answer: A sundial (Map location = Sundial Plains)

15: What was the name of Cathy’s teacher when she attended Goadby School?

Answer: Mrs Allen (Map location = Allen's Acres)

The location of the treasure is the only location left on your map!

Answer: Kate's Coombe