Shattered #5 The Old Gate. Traditional Cache
delarever: Archived due to lack of interest in series.
Shattered #5 The Old Gate.
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SKELMANTHORPE. Known to locals as Shat. This appears to be an abbreviation of "Shatterers" which is what the locals were known as. Local labour was taken on during construction of the railway to break or 'shatter' rocks as well as work on the excavations. These unskilled labourers were referred to as Shatterers. In November 1874 a number of skirmishes were fought between the native villagers and Irish 'navvies'. The navvies had been brought in to help construct the railway, and fighting broke out between them and the locals on a number of occasions. This led to the locals being refused work on the line. Causing a small group of locals to throw stones at the navvies, who responded with mattock shafts and spades. The fighting lasted for most of the day eventually ending in the afternoon. Police were called in from Huddersfield but arrived after the disturbances had finished, it was a long walk in 1874.
The cache is a small cylinder shaped cammo with log, pencil a couple of swaps and maybe room for small Trackables. Please close and replace carefully.
FTF Overanout & Astranomical Once again Well done
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Onfr bs bnx cnfg zrgny tngr
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