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Wallhouse Letterbox Hybrid

Hidden : 9/18/2009
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This house has been used for so many things over the years

THERE IS NO NEED TO GO THROUGH THE GATEWAY.


Wallhouse (originally Well-house), a modern castellated mansion, with wings and a lofty square tower, in Torphichen parish, Linlithgowshire, 3 miles NNW of Bathgate. Its owner, Andrew Gillon, Esq. (b. 1823; suc. 1846), holds 1465 acres in the shire, valued at £1521 per annum.—Ord. Sur., sh. 31, 1867. See Ju. Small's Castles and Mansions of the Lothians (Edinb. 1883)-

(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

This house has been used for various different things over the years

during the first world war it was used for troops who suffered injury they would firstly stay at Bangour hospital then they would be moved out into the country to wallhouse to aid there recovery,in later years it was the refuge for under privilged/orphan children, as a youngster all my toys and games went to Wallhouse.
today it is a private mansion.

The Cache is a letterbox hibrid Please do not remove the stamp ! Stamp your book and tell a tale of your youth !

in the cache there is various toys please always replace what you take with another i would like this cache to always have some sort of toys in it .

There is a FTF Medal please take .


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Oruvaq gur Fdhner cvyyne ba gur yrsg.haqre gur pnabcl.

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)