KNIGHTLOW HILL Traditional Cache

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geohatter: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it.

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Hidden : 4/15/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

congrats to bigbatch for being the first to find.

THIS CACHE HAD BEEN MUGGLED SO I HAVE CHANGED IT TO A SMALL MAGNETIC 35mm CONTAINER COVERED IN SILVER TAPE. CONTAINS A SMALL PEN AND LOG BOOK. Opposite this cache at the top of the hill is where the Wroth Silver meeting takes place each year. This is an ancient ceremony dating back hundreds of years in which the commoners of the Knightlow Hundred pay their landlord for the right to drive cattle over his land. The crowd gathers just before dawn at the base of an old cross on Knightlow Hill : the Wroth Stone. The Dukes of Buccleuch have been the landowners here for many years and the Duke’s agent reads the Charter of Assembly as soon as it is light enough; he then calls out the name of each parish in turn, the parish representative says “Wroth Silver!” and drops the due amount into the stone. There are 25 parishes in total with dues up to 11 1/2 pence and the ceremony takes place in just a few minutes. In modern times no parish has failed to pay up – but if they did they would be fined and would have to produce a white bull with a red nose and ears as forfeit!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

ABG VA GUR GERR YVAR

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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