Carrick defences Traditional Cache

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frankiebo: I have decided to archive some of the caches in this series becuase it is time to hide something new!

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Hidden : 2/28/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is a small box which should be easy to find but does require a bit of a scramble over the rocks and is better attempred when the tide is low. You can access this cache from the Castle carpark at 50 09.360 005 01.491 or you could arrive in a kayak or small boat and come ashore in the small cove just below the castle. This cache is now complete with art book and a related artwork placed nearby. You can see one from the other - just.

I am planning on creating seven caches around the River Fal estuary. Each one will be linked to a piece of art work, located close to the cache. As an added bonus, in each cache there will be an artist’s book with a few thoughts and drawings already included and also many blank pages. I would like to invite you to take a few moments to sketch something from your thoughts about the location or the sculpture. These books will then form part of an exhibition later in 2011 at my final university show. I will then return them to the caches for everyone to enjoy. THE ARTIST'S BOOK HAS NOW BEEN REMOVED FOR MY DEGREE SHOW. IT WILL BE BACK LATER IN THE SUMMER. If you want to know more about this project visit my blog: (visit link)
Basically, if you do not walk, my art will not exist!
The seaward entrance to the Carrick Roads is a mile wide and guarded by a pair of striking castles, built by Henry VIII to protect this important harbour from the threat of invasion by France or Spain. On the Roseland side, St Mawes Castle is among the most elaborately-decorated and best-preserved of all Henry VIII's 'Device Forts'. This castle is now cared for by English Heritage and is well worth a visit. It also has toilets and a small range of refreshments although you need to pay to enter the castle to make use of the toilets.
Slate is an important building material. In North Cornwall Delabole village grew up around the slate quarry. Delabole slate has been mined in that area since the Medieval Times. Small quarries on the south coast would have been used for local building works.
1602 Carew in his survey of Cornwall wrote of slate 'in substance thin, in colour fair, in lasting long and generally carrieth good regard'.
A walk into St Mawes from here is highly recommended and in the village you will find public toilets and plenty of places for refreshments.
I am sorry to tell you that the art work for this location has been damaged and has been removed. However you can still visit the cache and log your visit. Please note that you do not need to enter the castle to find this cache..... there is a better way.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx orybj gur fgrcf.

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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