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kalaika101: Unfortuately, this cache has been muggled again.

Despite trying various containers and varying the location slightly, I've had to replace this one seven times in the three years it has been here, so I'm going to have to give it up. Shame, as I think there is still merit in having a cache here, but it looks like it's just a bit too muggley.

Bye bye little cache.

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Hidden : 7/24/2012
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

03/05/13 - Due to being muggled, I have had to reduce the size of the cache down to micro. Cache is now a magnetic key box containing log book only. Please bring your own pen.
Also coordinates updated as cache location changed slightly.

The cache is hidden in the grounds of Canterbury Castle.

Please find and replace the cache carefully so that it remains out of sight to passing muggles. The area can be busy with visitors.

There is no charge to enter the castle or its grounds however it is only open during daylight hours, which vary throughout the year. Winter closing time can be as early as 3:30pm, but it is open later in the summer. Entrance to the site is on Gas Street.

This cache has been placed with the kind permission of Canterbury City Council.

The castle was originally built by William the Conqueror in around 1085, replacing an earlier motte and bailey fortification at the nearby Dane John (visible on Walk in the Park #2).  The outer castle wall partly reused the Roman town wall on its southern boundary, which can be still seen today.

The keep was largely constructed in the reign of Henry I (1100 – 1135) as one of three Royal castles of Kent (the other two being Rochester and Dover).  Its walls are around 9 ft (2.75m) thick and are predominantly made of flint and Caen stone.

During the 12th century, the importance of Canterbury castle had been reduced significantly due to the development of Dover castle in to a much larger fortification by Henry II (1133 – 1189).  By around 1293, it had started to be used as the county prison, but a report on the castle in 1390 described the neglected building as ‘in every part weak and ruinous’.

The castle was sold in to private ownership around the beginning of the 17th century, and in 1826 was bought by the Canterbury Gas Light and Coke Company to be used as a storage facility for coal.  Many of the remaining ruins in the castle grounds were removed and the keep itself suffered further irreparable damage with the complete destruction of the internal walls.

In 1928 the castle was bought by the City of Canterbury so that the remaining ruins could be preserved.

Further information on the castle’s history can be found on the info boards around the castle, including a tactile 3-D model located near the entrance on Gas Street showing the castle as it would have been in the year 1200.


All that remains of the castle today are part of the outer wall along the southern boundary and the roofless shell of the keep, inside which visitors can access the ground floor as well as climb part way up one of the towers.

Whilst the castle and grounds are accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs, please note that some areas can be uneven and the pathways can become muddy following bad weather.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zntargvp xrl obk. Gnxr gur jrvtug bss lbhe srrg naq V'z fher lbh pna qb gur erfg.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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