The McLean Cairn (Hawkes Bay) Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 1/30/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A cairn (carn in Irish, carnedd in Welsh, càrn in Scots Gaelic) is a manmade pile of stones
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairn

The McLean Memorial Cairn was built to commemorate a Donald McLean who arrived in Hawkes Bay in 1850 to begin land-purchasing negotiations with local Maori.

He was MP for Napier from 1866 to 1877 and was knighted in 1874

The above information is copied from the Napier City Council website without permission (visit link)

The cache is a partially camo'd eclipse tin and only contains a logbook so bring your own pen.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

tebhaq yriry, fgrnygu erdhverq

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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