Castle Master Mystery Cache

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Royal Oak: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it.

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Hidden : 4/2/2013
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: not chosen (not chosen)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the above co-ordinates. You will need to solve the puzzle to reveal the Final Location.

Blackpool is a great place to build your own Sandcastle but when the tide turns these are short lived. The UK sports some of the oldest Castles in the world some dating back to foundations layed during 1st Century. For such a small island we still harbour near 800 medieval castles, which have visible remains, with over 300 having substantial surviving stone or brick remains. The first buildings that we think of as castles are the Roman Saxon Shore Forts. These were constructed during the first to third centuries following the invasion in AD43. Ten castles were built between Hampshire and Norfolk. The next castles to be built in England were constructed in the middle of the 11th century by Edward the Confessor and followed the pattern being developed by the Normans who has conquered France. Immediately after the invasion in 1066, the Normans commenced a massive programme of castle building to protect themselves and local supporters while they advanced across the rest of the country. After the invasion was complete there was time for more extensive defences to be built up in the most important cities. By 1085 there were approximately 100 well defended fortifications built both by the king and his Barons. There was an outbreak of castle building during the first Civil War between 1135 and 1154 when over eleven hundred fortifications were built. Almost all were demolished after hostilities ended and little remains of them. Towards the end of the 12th century castle building became a royal prerogative as the Barons had lost much of their earlier power. The designs slowly evolved with the emphasis towards high walls which were well fortified with towers. The keep lost its importance and was often replaced by a tall strong gatehouse - a barbican. The towers then were placed closer together and were more numerous. For additional protection some were built on a hill or a rocky crag and outer baileys with additional walls. The most highly refined concentric castles date from the late 13th to early 14th century during the invasion of Wales when a string of purpose built structures was erected across North Wales including Caernarvon & Harlech castles. These were the last of the massive residential castles to be built by the monarchs and most are still in good condition, due mainly to the strength of their construction.

N53 AB.CDE W3 F.GHI

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Congratulations to Brookomatic for being the First to Solve !

Congratulations to Brookomatic and Dawes Scorpio for being the First to Find !

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vs lbh'er va gur gur evtug cynpr vgf oruvaq lbh naq Prageny.

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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