Castle View Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Dalesman: This cache has been in need of care and maintenance for some time and as the owner has not responded to recent logs or logged into geocaching.com for some time I am archiving it.

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Hidden : 5/2/2008
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

You are looking for a 35mm film canister. I have rated this a difficulty of 4/5 simply because of the huge number of muggles around here. A great deal of stealth...or late nights will be required to grab this one!
Take advantage of your visit up here to take in the views of scarborough castle and south bay. Please post your photos of the views with your log.
A pen/pencil will be required as cache only contains a log.
Happy hunting

Scarborough Castle History
Scarborough Castle was built around 1130 by William Le Gros, Earl of Albermarle in the reign of King Henry I. Le Gros defeated the Scots at The Battle of the Standard near Northallerton in 1138. The castle was captured by Henry II who rebuilt the keep between 1158 and 1168 and the castle became a Royal castle. Further improvements to the castle were carried out by King John, Henry III and Edward I. Around 1312 Scarborough Castle was given to Edward II's favourite Piers Gaveston. The unpopular Gaveston was besieged in the castle by the barons, captured and carried to Oxford for execution.

It was not Scarborough Castle's last siege. In 1536 the castle was held by Sir Ralph Evers who held the castle for the king and withsoood the siege of Robert Aske during the Pilgrimage of Grace. In 1653, during the reign of Queen Mary, the castle was taken by Thomas Stafford but he was later captured by the Earl of Westmorland and beheaded on Tower Hill.

During the Civil War in 1644, Scarborough castle's commander Sir Hugh Cholmey switched his allegiance from the Parliamentarians to the Royalists and had to withstand a siege by Parliamentarians who eventually captured the castle in 1645. A colonel Boynton was put in charge of the castle but like Hugh Cholmley he swicthed sides - this time from Parliamentarian to Royalist , but he was eventually defeated in yet another siege in 1648. The last siege of all was the shelling of the castle by German bombers during the Second World War..

I have amended the difficulty rating due to the comments of several people stating it was too high. I felt it was appropriate due to the muggles around here at peak times, but nevertheless i have altered it!(18/10/10)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fznyy unaqf znl qb orggre!

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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