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OUT OF DATE Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

Achaos: As I have given up caching am gradually closing down caches. In area today so retrieved and archiving it

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Hidden : 5/17/2008
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Above coords are for Cerne Giant viewing area and are ref only: No need to visit


Start with a bit of home research to solve the ditloids Then take the length of the word that starts with the bracketed letter to equal that letter. Feed into Stage 1 equation below to take you to the parking spot


1452     B of L D V..........(L)
1912     C R F S R the S..(S)
1927     C L F the A........(F)NB Past tense
1948     A of M G............(M)
1974     R of R N............(N)
1986     C N D................(C)
1989     T S P in B..........(B)

Stage 1 N50 N(N-S) . (B-N)F(L-N) W002 2C.(C-L)(M-B)M....Checksum =40

When parked the answers to the following can be found in the vicinity.

When did Judge Jefferies preside over the Bloody Assize ...A6BC
Height of the Giant outline ...DE.F
No of Pecorama ...GH
When was the rebuilt house completed ...19JK (Info removed so answer is 1905)


Now off to the cache, which is a 450ml snap lock box, and is just under a ¼ mile away, across the road and down the gravel track. £1 FTF.

Cache at N50 DJ.EAG W002 28.F(D-C)H

Note: Keep right at water to avoid wet feet and have a look over field gate on right short distance before, for a view.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

(Svany) Vs lbh erdhver bar, pnpuvat vfa'g sbe lbh.

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)