Bedazzled Traditional Cache
Hidden : 8/11/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Small clip box.

Mega Scotland 2014


From here you have a view of the lighthouses on the Little Cumbrae. James Ewing built the first Little Cumbrae lighthouse on the top of Lighthouse Hill in 1757. This was the second lighthouse in Scotland. An open fire was lit at the top of a circular stone tower. Remains of this old structure can still be seen.

The traditional Cumbrae Lighthouse was built in 1793 by Thomas Smith under commission from the Commissioners of the Northern Lights. The lighthouse lies on a broad raised beach on the western shore of the island looking out into the Firth. It had a foghorn, slipway, jetty, and boathouse. The original oil lamps were replaced by Argand lamps in 1826 and a solar-powered light was installed in 1974. The 1793 tower has been unused since 1997, with the light on a 36-foot hexagonal/cylindrical tower adjacent to the old generator house.

Very near to the cache location you can also see a diamond on top of a pole – this marks the point where the underwater power cable was laid out to the Little Cumbrae (see if you can spot the corresponding diamond on the opposite shore!). Unfortunately the power line got snagged on fishing nets a few times and was considered too costly to repair. The remains of the power line are still visible on the beach.

To reach the cache location start from N55 44.708 W004 56.472 and follow the path round the water treatment works.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Hasbeghangryl gur pbaprnyvat ebpxf qb abg funer gur punenpgrevfgvpf bs gur funcr ba gur cbfg juvpu yrnqf lbh gb gur pnpur.

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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