8. Hawkeyeone (rightful home). Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Professor Xavier: As the owner has not responded to my previous 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 Please note that as this cache has now been archived by a reviewer or HQ staff it cannot be unarchived.

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Ed
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Hidden : 3/4/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Micro with Style.



Cache number 8 on a 10 mile walk to the West of the town of Whitchurch along reasonably flat terrain across fields with short sections along quiet country lanes and several miles of canalside towpath.





The footpath for the next couple of caches follows the hedgerow on your left. Along this section of the walk you will start to get views of Pan Castle Motte and Bailey.


The monument includes the earthwork and buried remains of a motte and bailey castle, occupying a low-lying position in an area of undulating and formerly marshy land. From this location there are extensive views to the east and north east, including the nearby town of Whitchurch where an early medieval castle is also known to have been built. The oval, steep-sided, flat-topped motte measures apx 62m by 78m at its base and 47m by 60m across the top and stands to a height of 4.5m. It is surrounded by a waterlogged ditch, between 7m and 15m wide, and a large outer bank, averaging 17m wide and up to 1.2m high. Within the northern part of the ditch is a causeway. As part of a small scale archaeological investigation conducted in 1916 this causeway was partly excavated and the remains of a bridge were found. Occupying the sloping ground to the south of the motte is a large parallelogram-shaped bailey. The earthwork defences enclose an area of nearly 2ha .. (details of ramparts given) .. (On the northern side) a raised causeway has been constructed, which probably connected to a bridge providing access to the motte. On the western side of the bailey .. there is a break in the defences, which has been enlarged in modern times but may represent the site of an original entrance way into the bailey. The causeway across the SW corner of the defences in entirely modern.





I'm calling this the Geocachers trail because ultimately I'd like to name each cache after a Geocacher who follows the trail, if you have a favorite that you would like to be named after then nominate it in your log otherwise I will select one.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

ABPYHRARRQRQ.

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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