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Gargrave ~ St Helen's Well Traditional Cache

Hidden : 12/3/2014
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Please respect the sign on the well, it is a listed building. But do look at it!


You are looking for a micro here, your own writing implemment and possible tweezers may be required. Please replace the log in the LID.

Further information on the well:

This naturally occurring spring is of special historical significance, it is one of many dedicated to St.Helen, the mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, who was proclaimed at York. The well itself was probably dedicated to Helen shortly after her death during the Roman occupation of Britian. She was Celtic and a Yorkshire woman, well remembered for her kindness and gentility. She made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, were she was supposed to have discovered the True Cross on which Jesus died. In fact it is as a result of her influence that Constantine converted the Roman Empire officially to Christianity.

The well’s history however far predates the Roman invasion of Britian and the holiness of it’s waters have long been revered by Pagans and druids long before the age of Christianity, the waters of the well are held to posses healing qualities.

. It is a well of high antiquity, and undoubtedly one of the most prolific in the Craven Area, its waters never having been known to fail, in fact, in frosty weather, warm vapours appear to arise from it.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onpx bs srapr cbfg

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)