The Armchair Treasure Hunt Club
Competition Series II No 4

By Ann Hughes

This competition closed on 31 October 2006. Congratulations to John Gutteridge of Rotherham who won a one year club membership.

SECRET BRITAIN

Find the three places associated with the following.

  1. A sign of communication history,
    Track down a Cornish hotel,
    And find the small obelisk,
    Which records the tale.

    ANSWER: Marconi Memorial, Poldhu

  2. A 430-foot summit, in a famous Welsh resort,
    Stands above the prom' and beach,
    Something obscure for you to reach.

    ANSWER: Camera Obscura, Aberystwyth

  3. Famous within this Scottish burgh,
    A great designer once lived here,
    Worldly seas was the 'star' of his plans
    On the esplanade his monument stands.

    ANSWER: Helensburgh

See also the previous competition.


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