Airthrey Castle Multi-Cache
The Gray Man: Alas, this one has gone again - don't know if it keeps getting muggled, or if the cache simply falls away. As it's happened twice before, and as one of the clues is unavailable during the winter, I'll archive.
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You can complete this multi-cache in 15 minutes - the co-ordinates are not for the cache itself, but for Airthrey Castle in the grounds of Stirling University.
Airthrey Castle was build at the end of the 19th Century for Robert Haldane, who commissioned the design by Robert Adam. Adam's design was influenced by his knowledge of classical Italian landscapes, as was the layout of the estate landscape completed by Thomas White in 1798.
During the Second World War the castle became a maternity hospital and was used as such until 1969, supplementing the needs of Stirling Royal Infirmary. Then in the 1960s the estate was selected as the site of the first completely new Scottish University since the University of Edinburgh was established in 1582. The University of Stirling opened in 1967. Its campus is located in 60 acres (240,000 m2) of woodland, 300 acres (1.2 km2) of mature landscaped parkland, a loch with an abundance of wildlife, and quite a few Geocaches! The University campus now incorporates Airthrey Castle, where the School of Law is based. Airthrey Castle retains many original features, as well as housing the University's Moot Courtroom.
To find the cache location, walk around the castle to get the answers to the following questions:
Look at the South East corner of the castle. How many chimney pots are in a single row? (A)
Airthrey Castle was built around 179_ ? (B)
Mary Coles had a tree planted for her.What month was she born in? (C)
The castle has a backup power supply. The phone number of the company that sold it starts 0169_. (D)
You often find memorials to the great and mighty of an institution, but around Airthrey Castle you will find two plaques in honour of Andy Mathers, the University Joiner! He was born in 196_. (E)
How many cherubs are displayed on the castle walls? Subtract this number from the number of the golf hole at the northern end of the putting green. (F)
The cache is at N 56° 8.ABC W 003° 54.DEF.
The cache itself is a 35mm film canister with logsheet and pencil. Due to tree cover, GPS co-ordinates may not be spot on, but go to where your GPS takes you and look around. Your Geocaching super-sense will tell you exactly where the cache is hidden.
*** Congratulations to Claxons for their FtF ***
Additional Hints
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Gbc furys ba gur yrsg.
Treasures
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