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Drybridge Menhir Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

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

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Karen
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Hidden : 3/30/2014
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Simple cache near a 3000 year old Menhir (standing stone) near Drybridge

(you may need to walk on the field margins to access it)

NB this cache may be disabled and/or moved in the near future; pending reply from the field owner (Right to roam does not cover crop fields; and I think this may be a crop field this year; which you can't walk over without owner permission (though you can still walk in the field margins. If this is the case, I'll move it nearby but within view of the Menhir =/

The Drybridge Menhir is estimated as being over 3000 years old [needs verification]. Old maps from the early 19th century mark and name the stone; and a number of prehistoric artefacts recovered from the region (including a cursus,, several sites of flint flake deposits and a twin concentric circle structure) indicate it may have been of some ceremonial importance.

The standing stone at Stane Field (NS 359 364), Drybridge, is the only one recorded for this local authority area. It stands close to the old railway station. This standing stone is on level ground in a field of young crop at about 20 m OD. It has a maximum height of 2.6 m, and as stated, is roughly square with a girth of about 4.0 m and a maximum width of 1.3 m

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

FCBVYRE NYREG!!! Haqre fbzr pebpxrel ng na orrpu gerr obeqrevat abegu bs svryq

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)