Lepers and Leprechauns Multi-Cache
Fedans Finders: The Leprechauns have run away with a rainbow... all thats left are them gritty Lepers... best shut off the area before we get contaminated... bye bye
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The cache is a large metal ammo tin.
This cache comes in two parts...
Given co-ords will lead you to a local church...
When you reach this destination you must decipher the clues to get further co-ords.
We would advise wellies for the final part as with our rather unreliable welsh weather it can get rather soggy and muddy underfoot and there is a bit of an uphill scramble to GZ..
St Ciwg's Parish Church
Llangiwg, near Pontardawe
This church was founded in the sixth century A.D. by Ciwg, an early Christian
hermit, said to be descended from a noble Celtic family. The church is located
in what was once a central position for the local rural population, but when
industrialisation took place in the Swansea Valley, the church became isolated.
If memory serves, we believe you're supposed to walk around the Yew Tree (located at the side of church) 13 times at midnight to see the corpse hanging in the tree...
I'm sure that was the reason we used to avoid the place...
Its a rather Old myth that one, not that we've ever plucked up the courage to try it!..
Maybe you'll be up for the challenge...
Within a few meters of the tree is the lepers window, this was constructed
so that "unclean lepers" could watch the priest celebrating communion.
Leprosy is often also referred to as Hansen's disease, after the discoverer of the bacterium. While in ancient history, the term leprosy has been used to denote a wide range of afflictions that cause boils, sores, or other skin diseases, in modern usage it refers exclusively to Hansen's disease as caused by Mycobacterium leprae.
Co-ords for parking space at the Final Cache and GZ itself can ONLY be found by visiting the co-ords we have provided you with and obtaining the answers to the following questions....
* E.Whitney Rhodes of Rockland Maine, USA
Died Sept 13, 1913
Aged 46 - _ -_ (add missing numbers together) = (A)
* The Tragic Harris Family
Mary (died age 68) & John (died age 72)
How many children did they loose? = (B)
* Ernest Owen Jones
Died (month)+(day)+(day), 1933 = (C)
* Sergeant A.Williams
A wireless Operator for the Royal Air Force
Died July 10th, 1940
How many daughters are buried with him and his wife?
= (D)
* Gunner- Glyndwr John Lewis
beloved son of Emma
Died April _ _, 1941 = (E) (F)
* How many windows are on the church? = (G)
* Sarah Jane
Wife of Lewis Williams
Died May 5th, 1890
Aged _ _ (add numbers together to get a single
number = (H)
* How many slats of wood are there on the green
bench? = (I)
* How many graves are guarded by railings? (J)
GZ Parking Co-ordinates -
N51' 43.(A)(D)(F)
W003' 51.(J)(G)(B)
GZ Cache Co-ordinates -
N51' 43.(A)(E)(G)
W003' 51.(B)(I)(B)
Are you brave (or daft) enough to attempt this as a night cache??...
Included in the cache is a FTF Medal and various swaps :)
Also included, our first GeoCoin (handed over to us from Chamberlain), named 'The Ace Coin'... we have given it a mission to keep up high with the best views... pictures of its new home would be much appreciated :)
(any hints or tips for improvement would be greatly received)
Hope you enjoy our 1st cache :)
Good Luck with it and Keep Safe! :)
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
hc ohg qbja
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