#91 King Alexander III of Scotland Traditional Cache
Hidden : 2/26/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The Kings Power Trail was created because there were no caches on the King Vaughan Line. As we drive it almost every day, we noticed that there were so many potential cool hiding spots. The brothers had lots of fun putting the trail together. Hope you have as much fun as we did.

The trail runs the entire length of the King Vaughan Line and then some. Please be careful there can be a fair bit of traffic at times. Pull off to the side of the road as far as possible and be cautious when getting out of your vehicle. Some of the caches have parking coordinates, please use them. They have be selected for your safety.


Alexander III (Alaxandair mac Alaxandair) was the son of Alexander II and a boy when his father unexpectedly died. He was married to Margaret, daughter of Henry III of England, when he was just 10 years old.

His minority years were dominated by infighting between Comyn and Durward families. In 1259 Alexander assumed power and was determined to complete his father’s quest to conquer the Western Isles. Sending an army to attack the Norse in the Hebrides he provoked a Norwegian response in 1263 when King Haakon sailed his fleet to the west coast port of Largs. The battle was inconclusive but Haakon died on Orkney. Three years later at the Treaty of Perth Norway ceded control of the Hebrides to Scotland. Relations with Norway improved when Alexander’s daughter married Haakon’s grandson Eric.

Alexander maintained good and peaceful relations with his English in-laws. Scotland’s prosperity grew during his reign and with it a sense of unity of the Scottish nation. This was threatened by the death of Alexander’s wife and son. He took a new wife Yolande but died in an accident when he was thrown from his horse during a stormy night while journeying to see her across the Forth from Edinburgh to Kinghorn.



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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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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