GC26G6Q High Noon: Billa Barra (Traditional Cache) in East Midlands, United Kingdom created by Ashby-Bells

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Ashby-Bells: Time for the High Noon series to come to an end... A couple of the caches always went missing and the key info point at the bonus has been removed, thus making it impossible to solve.
Thanks to everyone who's found them over the years & hopefully someone else will enjoy using this location for a new cache.

GC26G6Q ▼

A cache by Ashby-Bells Message this owner

Hidden : 4/10/2010

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

1 of a series of caches placed within sight of each of the 6 Noon Columns across the National Forest, by kind permission of Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council. If you can’t see the column, you’re not at the correct location!

Watch out for muggle walkers, with or without dogs, & rehide well. The nearby car park has a 2.1m height barrier.

You will also need to note the number written on the log to complete the bonus cache in this series: GC26G6Y High but not Noon.

While you’re here, why not visit the other caches in the vicinity?

Congratulations to madmajor as FTF - & also for the 1st find of the High Noon series

Part of the National Forest Company’s LANDshapes project, this Noon Column is made of English Oak, the sun will shine through the vertical slot for 10-15 minutes at ‘true’ noon on midsummer and midwinter’s days, creating a line of light in the shadow cast by the column. ‘True noon’ in the Charnwood Zone occurs at 1.03pm in summer time and 12.03pm in wintertime.

This cycle links the sculpture to the passage of time – celebrating the past, present and future of the Forest. Created by internationally renowned artist David Nash, this sculpture designed in an organic rising form sits beside a section of dry-stone wall built by local volunteers capturing the rugged upland character of the Charnwood Landscape. The sculpture is one of six that reflect and interpret the distinctive nature of the six landscape zones that make up The National Forest.

Charnwood has rugged, upland character with many exposed crags and rocky knolls, and heathland is a feature of the open summits. Remnants of the former ancient forest create a strongly wooded character with many ancient woodlands, parklands and scattered hedgerow trees. Stone field walls are distinctive in the upland landscape, with hedged fields a feature of the lower slopes. Locally quarried stone including the famous ‘Swithland Slate’ give the vernacular architecture of the area a unified and distinctive building style.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Tebhaq yriry

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)