Kingsgate and Botany Bays
Walkabout Report
St. Bartholomew's Gap - Photo: Bob
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Written by Bob.
Saturday 30th May, 2009
Group: Sue, Sarah, Bob, Bryn,
Jake, Claire, Martin and Noel.
21:00
As we made our way down through St. Bartholomew's
Gap at Kingsgate, Jake picked-up on five presences and the residual
energy of smuggled goods having been stored in the area just before
the drop.
He also sensed a non-local smuggling gang with a name sounding like
"Tishurst" or "Wadhurst".
Sue remarked that there was
"something not nice" in this area.
Once on the beach, Jake sensed
we were being watched from the cliff-top as if in preparation for
an ambush.
21:09
Heading towards Botany Bay, we entered the
first cave.
Jake described how those smugglers suspected of being traitors would
be pegged out on the sand here and left to the mercy of the incoming
tide. Prior to this, Martin had remarked "what a horrible place
to die".
Jake felt that two or three smugglers had met their end here in this
manner, he also suspected that not all of this cave was formed naturally
and smugglers had been trying to make a passage up to the cliff-top
in order to transport landed goods.
Sarah, who now had a headache, described the rear of this cave as
oppressive and Martin felt despair.
21:15
Further along the beach, Jake "saw"
a young man being forcibly escorted by two others and following behind
was a large crowd, some of which were carrying wooden torches.
21:17
Halfway towards the Seven Sisters' Caves,
Jake described the shape of the cliffs as being different, he was
"seeing" an alcove and sat in this area was a couple from
the 1940's having a picnic. He was an army officer and they were listening
to a gramophone.
Jake felt this was probably residual energy.
21:22
Outside the Seven Sisters, Jake felt apprehensive
as if something was about to be thrown at the group from the cliff-top.
He was also "seeing" the beach littered with timbers from
a wrecked ship, again this was probably residual.
21:25
Jake picked-up on the surname of "Gisby",
whom he felt was a local smuggler, he was also sensing there had been
a fight between a non-local smuggling gang and Revenue Men who had
been covertly following them.
Confirmed - there was a skirmish in
this area, between smugglers and Revenue Men, in 1814.
21:49
Bryn informed the group that he felt we had
been followed from St. Bartholomew's Gap by a high-ranking army officer
from WWII. This was an older gentleman, dressed in a green uniform
with a brown belt.
We continued on to Botany Bay.
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