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Fundamental Benchmark at Buckland Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 9/11/2008
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Fundamenal Benchmark at Buckland


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What's so fundamental about a "Fundamental Benchmark"?
Well nothing really, a square piece of granite with a mental pin through it. But it is important enough to have it's own fence, which looks like a baby's cot.

Bench Marks were used by the Ordinance Survey to specify a certain height above sea level. This Fundamantal is the only one on Landranger Sheet 164. (Refer to link)

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I have caches at a few Flush Brackets and I've been after this Fundamental for some time. Park at the way point. Not suitable for kids as you'll have to walk 500 yards along the busy A420 on the soft verge. In the summer you could walk the field and jump the fence. Either way it's worth it as this Fundamental is ten times better than Flush Brackets, which are everywhere.

To find the cache duck down, as the traffic is at eye level and obscured by a crash barrier.


Not recommended for Kids. Please refer to attributes.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)