The Elusive Cider Tree 1 - 17:33 from St Enoch. Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Professor Xavier: As the owner has not responded to my colleagues log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it. Please note that as this cache has now been archived by a reviewer or HQ staff it will NOT be unarchived.

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Hidden : 2/15/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The Elusive Cider Tree.
This is a short trail which for the first part follows the route of an old road that has been reclaimed by nature. The trail mixes micros with substantial containers, quick finds with sneaky and requires big hands, little hands and tweezers. Please bring plenty of swaps and a pen as some caches do not contain one.
Note - Bring wellies or boots and gaitors as this trail can be a little muddy! Bags for dirty boots also an idea.


17:33 from St Enoch at trail head

The Glasgow South Western Line was built by various railway companies during the nineteenth century. The Glasgow South Western is a mainline railway in Scotland that runs from Glasgow to Kilmarnock, and then either Carlisle via Dumfries or Stranraer via Ayr, with a branch to East Kilbride.
It was in 1866 the Busby Junction was constructed and taken from just after Pollockshaws West station towards Busby, two years later the line being extended to East Kilbride, Nerston and on to Strathaven.
This was operated by Caledonian Railways taking trains from Glasgow Buchanan Street station and once it was built, St Enoch station. The single most expensive venture in this new railway being the Busby viaduct, both in currency and in lives. Seven lives were lost building this viaduct, one for every arch they say.
The particular bridge you are looking for today is a single lane underpass and was originally built to allow access to Easter Busby Farm. As they had an access route from Easter Road, this was never fully utilised by the farm.By around 1890 it had another use, more about that later if you are going to bag all of these caches.

FTF ------- Johnsar!

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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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