Jougs Traditional Cache
Scottieb0y: Time to take a few out of commission, this one included.
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Kilmaurs is a village in East Ayrshire and sits on the Carmel. it is sandwiched in the Ayrshire countryside between Kilmarnock and Stewarton.
The former Parish Council chambers and jail in Kilmaurs, the 'jougs', 'Jugs' or 'Juggs' has a fine example of a stepped Mercat Cross in an enclosure behind it; this cross is surmounted by a large sandstone ball and dated 1830. The 'Jougs' was also used as the Kilmaurs fire station in the 19th century; the fire engine being housed in one of the two prison cells of the old jail. The Dick Institute in Kilmarnock now houses the preserved wooden 1830s fire engine. It was in good condition and still at Kilmaurs in the 1940s, painted pillar-box red and carrying the Glencairn coat of arms. The stout wood tank held around fifty gallons and the hose is only two yards long; the engine was hauled by a pair of horses. Cuthbertson records that the village's hand bell reposed on the engine. The Kilmaurs jougs themselves were last used in 1820 when a housebreaker was held in them. He was so small that he had to be stood on a stone block.
And now to the cache. This is your typical magnetic nano in the heart of Kilmaurs. Due to its positioning you can actually give yourself more cover if you follow the clue. If I knew how to add a photo to the main cache screen I would, but due to my techno-ignorance I will leave this to visitors to the site. Now only two things to say 1/ Can anyone beat the mighty Swoddlers to the FTF, and 2/ Happy hunting!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Fvg orgjrra oynpx naq juvgr,
Ernpu qbja naq srry gb gur evtug!
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