Them Bones Them Bones Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 4/10/2008
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A ‘Cache and Dash’ at a historic place with superb views over Elie Bay.

Earlsferry is a small burgh which nowadays is a western continuation of Elie but which has a rich identity of its own.

Historians generally agree that there was an ancient harbour at Earlsferry that probably was used by Saint Cuthbert in the middle of the seventh century to cross the Forth.

History also records a terrible tragedy which wiped out all the boats of Earlsferry in 1766 with a sudden storm. The disaster so affected the remaining fishermen that by 1792 few were employed in fishing and these only occasionally.

The old harbour has been entirely sanded up, but in 1857, when work was being carried out on the road beside Earlsferry House, numerous stone coffins were discovered at various points along the shore. From the evidence gathered at this time it was surmised that these were evidence of a landing here of the Danes; of a battle fought and won; of them burying their dead and settling here.

Chapel-Ness is the name of the south-western extremity of the village and it derives its name from the small chapel- the ruins of which still stand.

It is believed to be the chapel of a hospital which was erected here for the convenience of travellers crossing the Firth in the 12th Century. That the hospital also had a graveyard hopefully explains why the soil of the promontory is apparently full of human bones which are washed out to sea every high tide.

Local people often hear a bell tolling and report strange lights and noises from this area on dark nights but whether they are related to the Vikings in battle; the lost Fishermen; the poor souls from the hospital or indeed revellers from the 19th Hole staggering home who can tell.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Haqre fbzr fgbarf ng obggbz bs n fgbarl bhgpebc

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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