GC34QM2 Southgate (Traditional Cache) in South West England, United Kingdom created by weed-walker

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Calluna Tib: As there has been no response to the previous log requesting that this cache is checked I have no option but to archive it.

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GC34QM2 ▼

A cache by weed-walker Message this owner

Hidden : 9/24/2011

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

35mm film container

PLEASE BE DISCRETE AND MAKE SURE YOUR NOT BEING OVERLOOKED TOO MINIMISE THE CHANCE OF BEING MUGGLED AGAIN THANKS...

It can get quite busy here at times. Gloves might be needed as there a few prickles near by this one, but then were all used to a few scratcheses playing this game

This cache is sat very near Exeter's roman wall and here is a little wiki information

IsacDominionniorum was a town in the Roman province of Britannia and the capital of Dumnonia in the sub-Roman period.Today it is known as Exeter, located in the English county of Devon.

Isca was established as a 42-acre (170,000 m2) 'playing-card' shaped Roman fort on a spur of land overlooking the banks of the River Exe around AD 50. It was the base of the 5,000 strong Second Legion for the next twenty-five years. It also became home to their families as settlements grew up outside the fortress gates, especially to the north-east. Most of the buildings within the fort, such as barrack blocks and granaries, were timber structures apart from a very large military bath house. The water was supplied by a natural spring via an aqueduct. Entertainment at the complex included a cockpit.

Civilian town

About AD 80, the fort was converted to a civilian settlement and became the civitas capital of the Dumnonii tribe. The military baths were too large for the local population and were largely demolished for, though partially incorporated into, the administrative forum and basilica built on the site. New town baths were built to the south-east. In the late 2nd century, the town walls were demolished and a new set erected at some distance, thus increasing the size of the town by two and a half times. There was much domestic occupation within the walls, but there is also evidence of copper and bronze working. A possible stock-yard has also been iIsacified and Isca was clearly a key market centre for livestock and agricultural produce, as well as pottery, produced in the surrounding countryside.

Decline

The forum and basilica were demolished around the middle of the 5th century when a cemetery, probably Christian, was established on the site. It continued in use into the Anglo-Saxon period when the townIsacame known as 'Isca-Castra' or Exeter.

Remains

Much of the Roman town wall survives as the lower courses or inner core of the medieval city walls, 70% of which remains to be seen around Exeter.
Finds from the Roman town, particularly the Roman Fortress Baths excavations of 1971-76, may be seen in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum.

This cache conforms to the GAGB guidelines for overlooked caches

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

oruvaq erq znc arkg gb cnexvat zrgre

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)