Drop-off Avenue Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Red Duster: As there's been no cache to find for months, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.

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Hidden : 9/5/2010
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is located in one of the trees that form an avenue along the length of Rhododendron Walk. Parking shouldn't be a problem on Dane O'Coys Road and the cache is easily accessed, after a short walk, just a few metres off the (fairly solid and even) path. Though "in a tree" you'll not need to do any climbing or scrambling through undregrowth. Please ensure the cache is well hidden when putting it back.

Bishop's Stortford is situated approximately midway between London and Cambridge on the edge of East Hertfordshire's border. Its environs have supported a variety of ancient settlements from Stone Age through to Iron Age, and between the first and early fifth century AD a small Romano-British settlement existed just north of the present town centre – itself established as a settlement by the Saxons soon after they invaded Britain in 449 AD. Little is recorded of the Saxon period locally, only that the Manor of Esterteferd (later corrupted to Stortford) was once owned by a Saxon woman named Eddeva Pulchrima. She sold it around 1060 to the Bishop of London – hence its prefix.

Rhododendron Walk is a charming footpath originally constructed as an ornamental carriage drive between Cricketfield Lane and the house known as Whitehall (built by the Gilbey 'Gin' family around 1880).

As the path is heavily used by dog walkers, take care while retrieving and replacing the cache.

Contents include a log book, propelling pencil and a few whacky toys.

Additional Hints ()

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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)

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