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Southerntrekker: Hi There

This cache has been flagged by Geocaching HQ or through a Needs Archive Log as one that may need attention. I notice that no action has been taken by the owner, to correct the issue. Please, could the owner please check this cache and give an indication of when it may be sorted out. If there is no response to this log after 30 days I will archive the cache. In the meantime I am disabling it.

Guidelines:

  • You are responsible for occasional visits to your cache to ensure it is in proper working order, especially when someone reports a problem with the cache (missing, damaged, wet, etc.) or posts a Needs Maintenance log. Temporarily disable your cache to let others know not to search for it until you have addressed the problem.
    You are permitted a reasonable amount of time --generally, up to 4 weeks – in which to check on your cache. If a cache is not being maintained, or has been temporarily disabled for an unreasonable length of time, we may archive the listing.

Could the cache owner please place a note on the cache page so that other cachers and I can see what your intentions are?

Please do not e-mail me with the update. It may be one of my colleagues who checks your cache again and they won't know you contacted me. It's a good idea with a cache you've disabled and which may take a while to sort out to post a note once a month so people (and reviewers!) know you are still dealing with it. This will also prevent us from chasing you up and sending more e-mails!

Regards

Southerntrekker - Volunteer UK Reviewer North Wales, London and Isle of Man www.geocaching.com
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Hidden : 10/7/2007
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

St Runius



The ancient parish church of St Runius, Marown is the location of the first micro. The final cache is nearby.

You will not need to lift, move or disturb anything in the church grounds

The micro is in plain sight...... sort of! But ....you'll need both hands to retrieve it successfully!!

The final cache is a 670ml snap lock box which isn't especially camo'd, but it is well hidden just outside the church grounds. Without the co-ordinates in the first micro it won't be located easily, if at all.

Marown Parish is dedicated to St Runius or Ronan (Ma-Ronan) and is the only landlocked parish on the Island. It is thought that originally Marown and Santan were a single parish but the division had occurred by the 14th Century.

Once this was the Parish church and was situated in about the centre of the Parish. The original building was from approximately 1200 AD and was enlarged in 1754 AD by extending the church westwards by about 5m. The original part of the church can still be seen in the eastern half. The original door was in the south wall, although blocked off it can still be traced in the outside stonework.

A new door has much earlier moulded door jamb-stones which, according to records in 1778, were retrieved from St. Trinians. At about the same time the stone steps up to the Western gallery were added. Like the door below the gallery entrance has huge flanking stones from a much earlier site.

When the new church was built in 1860 the old church was used as a mortuary chapel; part of the east end was demolished and a door constructed.

The building was restored by volunteer labour and reopened on August 9th 1959. Services are now held during the summer and for all major festivals.

Three bishops are possibly buried here; Lonnan, Connaghan, and Runius

Wheelchair access to the church grounds is possible but retrieving the final cache from a chair isn't possible, but you'll get close! Please take your time to look around the church grounds as there are some very impressive monuments.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zvpeb: Unatvat ol n fcvqref guernq. Svany: Bayl whfg bhgfvqr gur puhepu tebhaqf.

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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