L is for Lottery Multi-Cache
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Co-ordinates given are not those of the cache but give a suggested parking spot
The National Lottery supports lots of different projects including the conservation of historic buildings as in this case.
St. Augustine’s Church ruin in Ballyeaston has been successfully conserved after being awarded £50,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund last year and receiving support from Newtownabbey Borough Council and the local village group. The project which took four months to complete reveals the original stone paving slabs inside the tower and the remains of a fireplace. Sections of the chimney stack further into the ruin have also been discovered.
The church ruin is owned by the Representation Church Body of the Church of Ireland and is an important local landmark. It was originally built in 1786 and dedicated to St. Augustine who is reputed to have originally given Ballyeaston its name. The last rector of the parish, the Reverend Samuel Black, was buried in the churchyard surrounding the church. The church closed for worship many years ago after a new church was built in Ballyclare but there are two other churches in the village.
Ballyeaston is a small village in County Antrim, about 2-3 km north of Ballyclare. It is located on the southern hill slopes overlooking Six Mile Water Valley. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 90 people.
The village has a very distinctive character, focused on the junction of three main routes that join at the foot of the village. Its buildings cluster between its two Presbyterian churches, which are distinctive landmarks, with the strikingly modern facade of First Ballyeaston Presbyterian Church and the unusual bronze cupola of Second Ballyeaston Presbyterian Church. The centre of the village comprises a tightly knit group of buildings on both sides of the Trenchill Road, a steeply inclined and winding road, which forms the village’s main street. Most of its buildings remain largely unaltered and the village still retains much of its original character.
In 2006 Ballyeaston took the Best Kept Village title in the prestigious SuperValu Best Kept Town and Village Awards. The village also won a Best Kept Award in 2000 and has secured a total of six titles since 1982, but this was the first time the village had been given the overall award.
To obtain the co-ordinates for this cache you are required to walk through the village, stop at a number of locations and take note of the information requested. Since the Lottery is all dependant on numbers these are what you are looking for.
Location 1: N54.46.296 W 005.59.801 ( Well, note the year, onlt three digits – a long time ago) The second and third digits represent E & F
Location 2: N54.46.316 W 005.59.940 ( Note the year of formation – before James Galway was born) The third digit represents D
Location 3: N 54.46.287 W 006.00.052 (Note the year when a field was purchased – not 1798 when it was used) The last digit represents C
Location 4: N 54.46.288 W 006.00.154 (Note the starting time – in 10 out of 12) The third and fourth digits represent A & B
Final Location; N 54.46.ABC W 005.DEF
The final cache is in a camouflaged cylindrical container big enough to hold some swaps, coins and smallish TB’s.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Pybfr gb dhbgr va WBO 19.25