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VS#142 Haynes Multi-cache

Hidden : 8/3/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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About Village Sign Caches

This cache belongs to the Village Sign Series, a series of caches based on ornate signs that depict the heritage, history and culture of the villages that put them up (generally on the village green!).

The signs can be made of different materials from fibreglass to wood, from forged steel to stone. They can depict anything from local industry to historical events. The tradition probably started in Norfolk or Suffolk and has now spread across most of the country so we thought we would base a series on them!

More information and statistics can be found at the Village Signs Website

Haynes is a Bedfordshire village, about 7 miles south of Bedford. It has a population of about 1100. It was previously known as Hawnes. The name 'Haynes' is derived from an Old English word meaning "enclosures". It was mentioned in Domesday Book. There is a pub, a shop, a post office, a village hall and a Lower School.

The sign (Published coordinates) is a traditional sign, and like many the two sides are different.

On the sign are a total of AB living creatures (if it's being eaten,its dead!), C buildings with a roof and D vehicles.

Nearby (Waypoint 1) is something that was erected in 19E5. The word given to it on the plaque has F letters.

You can now find the final cache (a film pot) at:

North 52° 04.(A-D)(E-A)F West 000° 23.F(E-C)(E-B) Checksum:47

Happy caching!


About Village Sign Caches

 

This cache belongs to the Village Sign Series, a series of caches based on ornate signs that depict the heritage, history and culture of the villages that put them up (generally on the village green!).

The signs can be made of different materials from fibreglass to wood, from forged steel to stone. They can depict anything from local industry to historical events. The tradition probably started in Norfolk or Suffolk and has now spread across most of the country so we thought we would base a series on them!

More information, bookmarks and statistics can be found at the Village Signs Website

If anybody would like to expand the Village Sign Series, please do.
I would ask that you request a number for your cache first at www.villagesignseries.co.uk
so we can keep track of the Village Sign numbers and names to avoid duplication.



Congratulations to Barney Wol on being First To Find.

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

OBG; EUF

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)