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Another Arklow Anchor Traditional Cache

Hidden : 6/23/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

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Again with the NO info on the anchor, so here's a little bit about Arklow instead.

Arklow (from Old Norse Arnkell-lág, meaning "meadow of Arnkell", Irish: An tInbhear Mór, meaning "the great estuary") is a town in County Wicklow on the east coast of Ireland. Founded by the Vikings in the ninth century, Arklow was the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the 1798 rebellion. Arklow's proximity to Dublin led to it becoming a thriving commuter town with a population of 13,009 at the 2011 census, making it the third largest town in the county.

Arklow is at the mouth of the River Avoca (formerly Avonmore), the longest river wholly within County Wicklow. The town is divided by the river, which is crossed by the Nineteen Arches bridge, a stone arch bridge linking the southern or main part of the town with the northern part, called Ferrybank. The Nineteen Arches bridge is the longest handmade stone bridge in Ireland and is considered a famous landmark. The plaque on the south end of the bridge is testimony to this, while it may have been quite an engineering feat when it was completed around 1755, it is very narrow and more famous now as a traffic bottleneck than anything else.

The small Maritime Museum tells the story of the towns long fishing and maritime tradition. It also has an interesting exhibit about the local lifeboat and those who man it – Arklow was the first place in Ireland to have a lifeboat service.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)