GC1J8K2 Florences Sleepy Hollow (Traditional Cache) in East Midlands, United Kingdom created by The Two Collies

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Hidden : 12/22/2008

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Traditional cache in a delightful sunken pathway.

This cache is situated in the atmospheric sunken part of the ancient footpath from Upper Holloway to Tansley where it meets the footpath from Wakebridge.

The parish of Dethick, Lea & Holloway was home to Florence Nightingale. This is the first of several cache's planned for this area.

The cache is a 1litre sandwich box hidden under a stone between the tree roots at eye level (well it is a sunken path!) to the south of the metal fingerpost. Note that the cache is not hidden in the stone wall and this should not be disturbed.

Driest and quickest approach is from Lea as the sunken path can be very muddy approaching from the other directions. However the other two footpaths make an excellent circular walk with extensive views in all directions.

Note that GPS can be unpredictable in the Hollow. As the footpath can be quite busy it maybe wise to go through the stile and examine the cache in the field - note the date and initials carved into the stile stones when you do!

Comments noted about the squelchy path in from the north, the driest route is the footpath that approaches from the North West. Most of the mud can be avoided this way.

A little bit of history
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The Nightingales purchased the 640 acre estate and manor of Lea in 1707, and Florences ancester Thomas Nightingale rebuilt Lea Hall which is situated 250m to the north/north east of the cache.

Thomas was a rich lead merchant and owned a large smelting works at Lea Bridge. He gifted Lea Chapel in 1732 to the parish. Originally built in 1690, the chapel is now an Evangelical Free Church, and the earliest non-conformist chapel in Derbyshire.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh ner ybbxvat sbe gur sbhegu gerr fbhgu ( vr gbjneqf hccre ubyybjnl ) bs gur zrgny svatre cbfg.

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)