The Lake of Menteith. Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 8/28/2011
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Park at the picnic spot on the east of the road. If you have small children please take care when crossing the road to the shore. Cars can be very fast here.

The Lake of Menteith was formed as a glacier scraped out a hollow in the ground. This material was pushed forward by the glacier to form the hilly moraines on the east side of the road.

This area has been lived in for many centuries. A Mesolithic hunting platform was found on the edge of Flanders Moss just south-east of here at Dam Cottage.



Crannogs have been found in the lake, and Inchmahome Island has been the home of an Augustine priory since 1238.

Depending on which way you have come to this cache it is worth noting The Tollhouse where this road meets the A81 at the Port of Menteith. Look at the Tollhouse windows which are specially angled to see both ways.

As you most likely know, most lakes in Scotland are called "lochs." So why not this one? Two theories exist as to the reason why the Lake of Menteith is called a “lake”. Some believe that 16th Century Dutch cartographers misinterpreted the Lowland Scots name, Laich (a low place) o Mentieth to mean “lake.” Others say the name derived from Sir John Menteith of Ruskie’s betrayal of Sir William Wallace, the water’s name being changed to Lake to show to which country Menteith owed his allegiance.

However, until the early 19th century the lake was called a loch, so neither theory really holds much water …

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybj qbja va n gerr irel pybfr gb rqtr bs gur jngre.

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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