The Family Tree Traditional Cache

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Follieus: this wee trail has run its course out today collecting old caches and maintaining the others

Follieus

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Hidden : 6/24/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Slight detour of the path will soon turn up the goods

through out the area are several significant pointers to important past uses of the woodland area here. At the highest point "290" meters are the remains of a bronze age tumulas, Circa 2,500 Bc."Tumulas-A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, Hügelgrab or kurgans, and can be found throughout much of the world. A tumulus composed largely or entirely of stones is usually referred to as a cairn. A long barrow is a long tumulus, usually for numbers of burials. The method of inhumation may involve a dolmen, a cist, a mortuary enclosure, a mortuary house or a chamber tomb. Examples of barrows include Duggleby Howe and Maeshowe. The word tumulus is Latin for 'mound' or 'small hill', from the PIE root *teuh2- with extended zero grade *tum-, 'to bulge, swell' also found in tumor, thumb, thigh and thousand.[1] Tumulus can also refer to a formation caused by the uplift of lava on a pahoehoe flow field. The lava pushes up against the recently solidified surface creating tumuli along the surface." Large "Ha Ha" Dyke's with associated ditches indicate the sites former use as a deer park Circa 1750 - 1805. At this time the owner of the park lands was Lord Hopetoun . *** ******************************************************* Photobucket************************************** The tough igneous rocks of the hills were quarried for making roads, but were not easily squared into blocks for building. Many local farm buildings used smooth sandstone blocks around windows and doors, filling in the walls with rougher igneous rock. Sandstone from Binny Quarry was used during the 19th Century in some of Edinburgh's finest buildings, such as the Scott Monument. Beds of limestone running across the Bathgate Hills were quarried and burnt in kilns to produce lime, used in mortar or as a fertiliser. A vein in igneous rocks at Silvermines produced lead, silver and other valuable minerals. Quarring Activities started in 1875 when Captain Jenks Unsuccessfully attempted to locate the silver seam , connected to the Hilderston workings . The land within the site is unimproved unlike the surrounding farmlands which is richer and full of wildlife.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Qrrc ebbgrq cebgrpgrq ol onex

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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