Saint Kentigern’s Riddle Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 9/14/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A magnetic nano which leads you on a trail around the oldest parts of Glasgow.

A puzzle cache based upon the legend of St. Kentigern (more commonly known as St. Mungo), the patron saint of Glasgow.

In the 'Life of Saint Mungo', he performed four religious miracles in Glasgow.

The following verse is used to remember Mungo's four miracles:

Here is the bird that never flew
Here is the tree that never grew
Here is the bell that never rang
Here is the fish that never swam

The verses refer to the following:

The Bird — Mungo restored life to the pet robin of Saint Serf, which had been killed by some of his fellow classmates, hoping to blame him for its death.

The Tree — Mungo had been left in charge of a fire in Saint Serf's monastery. He fell asleep and the fire went out. Taking branches from a tree, he restarted the fire.

The Bell — the bell is thought to have been brought by Mungo from Rome. It was said to have been used in services and to mourn the deceased. The original bell no longer exists, and a replacement, created in the 1640s, is now on display in Glasgow.

The Fish — refers to the story about Queen Languoreth of Strathclyde who was suspected of infidelity by her husband. King Riderch demanded to see her ring, which he claimed she had given to her lover. In reality the King had thrown it into the River Clyde. Faced with execution she appealed for help to Mungo, who ordered a messenger to catch a fish in the river. On opening the fish, the ring was miraculously found inside, which allowed the Queen to clear her name.



This cache starts at the listed co-ordinates, which takes you to a sushi bar (FISH) - Count the letters in the first word of the restaurant's name and subtract 1.

Now take a stroll along to N 55° 51.501 W 004° 14.536 , which will take you to a (TREE) by a pub - you are looking for the number of windows that face the road on the ground floor.

A walk by the old cheese market should bring you to N 55° 51.459 W 004° 14.609 . The street is the (BELL), if you look up, you should see a coat of arms fitting to this cache. Take the date, you will need to add the 2nd digit to the last digit.

Walk south a little to N 55° 51.408 W 004° 14.619 and you will reach one of Glasgow's most famous landmarks, the Tolbooth Steeple. At the top of the tower is the (BIRD). Count the number of clock faces on the tower.

Walk a little way along Trongate to N 55° 51.412 W 004° 14.728 and you will find a statue of St. Kentigern himself on the belltower. If you time it well, you may even see a spinning fish! You need to take the number of cherubs on the corner to get the missing digit (RING).

The final location is at N 55° 5ring.tree3fish W 004° bell.99bird




If you find the correct location, you should see a large structure named in honour of our saint's mum.



You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Terl obk.

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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