The Caledonian Canal The Sea Lock Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 4/17/2007
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache has been placed for the event  Spring Caching in the Highlands 2007   please do not look for / log until Saturday 21st April 2007 :) 

The majestic Caledonian Canal is 60 miles (96.6 km) in length of which 22 miles (35.4 km) is man-made. Stretching from Inverness to Fort William it is one of the great waterways of the world, offering visitors spectacular scenery, amazing wildlife and the world famous Scots hospitality. The Great Glen divides the Highlands of Scotland with its series of lochs, and was therefore considered an ideal site for a canal.

The Caledonian Canal was designed by Thomas Telford, the greatest of Scotland’s civil engineers. Funded by the British Government and constructed between 1803 and 1822, it was the first state-funded transport undertaking in British history, and remains under public ownership to this day.

Though initially intended to provide a safe transport route for naval frigates during the Napoleonic wars, the Caledonian Canal did not serve a military function until the First World War. Nonetheless, the Canal has played a significant role in the development of the Highland economy, fostering trade between East and West, as well as with Germany, Holland and the Scandinavian countries.

Major use is now leisure and yachtsmen use the canal as a safe winter berth as well as safe scenic passage from west to east.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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