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Trowie lights Traditional Cache

Hidden : 5/1/2014
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Part of the Nesting Trowie Trail. This cache is about the Essick lighthouse. Please note the cache is not at the lighthouse for safety reasons. Park at the turning space at the Essick road end. Do not block gates.


Look for the hill path to the East of the turning place. Take this track up the hill.Please leave gates as you find them and be aware that livestock can be in the fields. Can be muddy boots advisable. Continue up the track until you reach a loch.(Muckle Loch) . Go round the loch to the fence and gate. Do not go through the gate but turn North and climb the hill. You will see a ruin right on top of the hill, head for it.

The cache is a lock n lock container with swaps and FTF certificate when placed. It is not hidden in the walls There is no need to go inside. Use the structure for a Shelter from the Shetland Weather. From here you get a great view South to Lerwick ,East to the Essick light. You can carry on to the light but be aware it is very exposed and on a dangerous cliff edge. If you do venture there you can see the Fraa stack or maiden stack.

A good Shetland walk this one

 

In the folkloric traditions of the Orkney and Shetland islands, a trow (alternatively trowe or drow) is a small, troll-like fairy creature.[1] Trows, in general, are inclined to be short of stature, ugly and both shy and mischievous in nature. Like the troll of Scandinavian legend, with which the trow shares many similarities, trows are nocturnal creatures; venturing out of their 'trowie knowes' (earthen mound dwellings) solely in the evening, they often enter households as the inhabitants sleep. Trows traditionally have a fondness for music, and folktales tell of their habit of kidnapping musicians or luring them to their dens.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnpuref pnvea orsber gur qbbe

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)