Gorsedd Village Vexation. Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 8/24/2007
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Another Village Vexation, but at an interesting location (The Old Penfforddbedw Lime Kiln), I hope you agree.

Parking coordinates take you to a wide section of the junction on this quietish lane, very close to the cache.
There is NO pavement by the cache so please take extra care if you have little cachers with you.

The Old Penfforddbedw Lime Kiln
The Whitford community area had about four lime kilns that were in use during the late 18th and 19th centuries, and thus are an important part of our local history as described in the Five Villages Heritage Trails.
This kiln is remarkable as the original shape and structure has been retained, having been repaired and renovated by the Hollingsworth family, owners of the site, in 2006.
Having fired the kiln at the bottom, it was filled from the top with a mixture of limestone quarried nearby and coal, and kept burning continuously to produce the burnt lime which was raked out at the bottom, about 35 tubs daily. The lime was used locally on farm land and for building and limewashing. Some would probably have been shipped from Mostyn for building on Merseyside.

Limestone, quarrying & limekilns. The limestone itself was also a valuable commodity and the higher land is dotted with small quarries. Not only was it the most durable building material, but it was crushed and burned in limekilns to produce lime tofertilise acid land and for mortar. There were many kilns in the area––sevenare shown on 19th century maps of Marion Cwm. Most were situated near a quarry, such as the well preserved one at Y Graig, built by Philip Pennant toproduce lime for the construction of nearby Nantllys.The compacted lime ash (a by-product) was often used as flooring material for tenants’ cottages

Inspired by Motorway Mayhems and A-Road Anarchys, taking you off the beaten track via B-roads into "Vexatious Villages". This follows a similar vein so will be fairly easy for those who have found some of the aforementioned series and a challenge if you haven't.
A leg stretch on the edge of a village.

Congratulations to HazelS for first to find this Geocache on the 25/8/07 and beating Largerider to it by 2 hours .

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh jvyy svaq vg!! YU/fvqr

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)


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