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Mystery man of Denge Marsh Traditional Cache

Hidden : 3/1/2015
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Laying among the ruins of the lost village of Denge , lies a mysterious figure of a stone man. Where it came from and who placed him here no one knows but he's lain here for about two Decades.This area is  the old village of Denge which closed when the Lydd ranges opened in WW2.    About 50yards further along walking towards the sea  lies a memorial  to the home of The Prebble family 'Myrtle Cottage'  and a few scattered remains of other homes which once stood here, now all lost.The cache is placed with kind permission of Owen Leyshon Site manager for Romney Marsh countryside partnership. Please be mindful of plants as this is a  part of SSSI land (site of special scientific interest) The cache may be able to hold a small coin, Take a pen. This part of the road turns into a very bumpy ride, lots of potholes, I drive as far as the end of the concrete road and walk the rest of the way approx just under a mile, but, if you want to chance the potholes make sure your car is able to cope with them, some are very large and in wet weather can get full so that you do not realise how deep they are. Not suitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs. sorry. PLEASE DO NOT MOVE ANY STONES ON THE FIGURE AS THE CACHE IS NOT ON THERE BUT ABOUT 5PACES AWAY. (see new Clue) A very apt poem left by Mary Leadbetter: Title The concrete man. I never said that I could win, I tried and tried and tried. No one said it was a sin to catch the smugglers on the tide. I lay there for a hundred days covered in seaweed bed. No one saw me switch my gaze, until the builders found me dead. They left me there for ever more piled concrete around my frame. Don't ask me why it's now folklore , I'm the concrete man without a name.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

nccebk. 4-5 cnprf sebz uvf urnq gbjneqf cbjre fbhepr haqre cvyr bs pbapergr. Cyrnfr qb abg erzbir fgbarf ba gur svther vgfrys.

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)