GCDFE9 Rampart Rise - Gold Cache (Herts) (Traditional Cache) in Eastern England, United Kingdom created by Dan and Pid

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GCDFE9 ▼

A cache by Dan and Pid Message this owner

Hidden : 3/6/2003

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Located near to a footpath overlooking Berkhamstead Castle and its Town in Hertfordshire, a short walk from the suggested parking will make for a nice view.

Suggested parking is at: N51 45.796 W000 33.637

Once you have parked you can either stop off to look around the castle before the cache or afterwards - Highly recomend you do this its well worth a closer look. It is a good example of a motte and bailey castle where the original wooden defences were later rebuilt in stone. It consists of a large bailey, with parts of its curtain wall still standing, and a motte to one side, on which there are traces of a stone tower. The entire castle is surrounded by two moats, separated by an earth rampart. The castle became disused from 1495. The outer gate or barbican was lost in 1838 when the London and Birmingham Railway sliced off the south-western edge of the site.

You CAN do this cache by Rail - Berkhamstead Railway station is less than half a mile or so from the cache site :).

It is said with most urgency that you do not get seen at the cache site - its VERY obvious and if you get spotted its a 100% certainty to get plundered so be careful guys!
This will be clearer once there.

To celebrate Dan and Pid's one year of caching we have made this cache Gold! :) Enjoy!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

"Ebbg" nebhaq sbe gur Tbyq ng gur raq bs gur Envaobj!

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)