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Historical Plaques - Connor Presbyterian Mystery Cache

Hidden : 9/4/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Ballymena Borough Council have erected to date 45 plaques to promote recognition of people. notable buildings and events that have proved of lasting significance within the Borough. The key objective is to build greater public awareness of local heritage from all historical periods and to provide somewhere to hide a cache:)

 

Connor Presbyterian 150th Anniversary

 

This plaque was erected to commerate the 150th anniversary of the revival which took place in 1859, during the ministry of John Hamilton Moore BA DD

Another local site of interest is Connor Old Fort, where you can see the ruins of this ancient building, believed to have been built around 1200. You can read the full story for yourself when you visit this very large plaque.

 

To find this cache you will need to visit two plaques

A : The Plaque at the Church (posted coordinates)

B : The Plaque at the site of Connor Old Fort (waypoint added)

Park up somewhere near by, there is no access by car to the Fort Site, you may walk to it from the gate, the plaque is on the lane to the Nursing Home

At Plaque A answer the following questions

A = Half of Pslam Verse No

B = No of letters in the Mayor's first name

C = Last digit of the year the plaque was erected in December

At Plaque B answer the following questions

D = Last digit of the year of "sack of Connor"

E = Plaque Site No. 1st Digit

F = The larger of the 1 digit numbers displayed on the scale (bottom right)

 

Checksum a+b+c+d+e+f = 28

 

Cache is hidden at N54 48.abc W6 12.def

 

Cache is a 35mm Film Cannister

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

ba gbc bs jnyy orgjrra gjb cbyrf

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)