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Methuselah's rest. Multi-Cache

Hidden : 6/29/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

An easy, off-set cache at the attractive parish church of St Levan. It requires only a short walk around the church yard but you may also like to have a look inside this lovely little church. The church yard is stroller accessible, but you'll need to go up and down a few steps to complete this cache.

Just outside the church porch (to the right, as you face the church) you'll see a large boulder, split in half: This is St. Levan's stone. In pagan times it's believed that the stone was associated with fertility rites but the early Christians put a stop to any such shenanigans with the erection (how ironic) of a tall granite cross placed close by to 'neutralise' such influences. The rock is split in two and the legend says that St Levan always liked to sit on it when he returned from fishing. Wishing to leave his mark on his favourite seat, he hit it with his staff and cracked it through (they don't make staffs like that these days). He then made the following prophecy
"When with panniers astride,
a pack horse can ride
through St Levan's stone
the World will be done."

Should we be worried yet? We'll let you be the judge.

 

Now, on to the cache...

The co-ordinates will take you to the last resting place of Methuselah Matthews, a distant relative of MrsB. Sadly, he did not live up to his biblical namesake's longevity - he died relatively young. Note the year of his death (ABCD) and his age when he died (EF). You will find the cache at

N50°02.(C-A)(D)(B-D) W5°39.(C)(E-F)(D+A)

Please note that the cache is not located within the churchyard, but it's nearby and close to what was probably Methusalah's penultimate resting place.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Oruvaq fgbar orapu va pbeare

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)