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Tudwals Treasure Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 8/1/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is located along the waterway between Hazelbeach and Neyland on Church Road. Parking is tricky near the cache due to narrow roads, so it is suggested that you may park at Hazelbeach and take the short picturesque stroll along the front towards Neyland.

Llanstadwell Parish Church dates from the 6th century and is named after a local bishop, St Tudwal. The Church’s Norman tower was added in the reign of King Stephen (1135-54). Thomas Balymore, the earliest recorded vicar, entertained Richard II in 1393 and was paid forty shillings to defray the Kings lodging expenses.

Before the 1850s ‘Nailand’ was a small fishing village in the parish of Llanstadwell, with a modest shipbuilding and ship repair industry on the shore of Westfield Pill.

All this changed when Brunel decided to make it the Welsh terminus of the Great Western Railway and a packet steamer port. The village was transformed into a railway town with rows of terraces overlooking the new harbour facilities, while a steamer service linked the town with Ireland. Troop trains became a common sight at the station, with thousands of soldiers passing through Neyland en route to and from Ireland. When the Irish packet service was switched to Fishguard, Neyland became a fishing port. That trade has also dwindled and Westfield Pill now houses a marina full of leisure craft.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

"Qba'g trg ba! Lbh znl qvr!"

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)