This is a Wherigo cache, please read all the following information before heading out to try and find it.
Firstly there is no container at the given co-ordinates. You will however find yourself in the church car parking area.
The church
The church of ST. BOTOLPH stands on high ground on the west side of the village and is a modern structure consisting of chancel, clearstoried nave with north and south aisles, south porch and west tower. The building, which was erected in 1896–7, is an excellent example of modern Gothic work with chancel and nave under one continuous red-tiled roof, the tower, which is of massive design with embattled parapet and pointed roof, being partially engaged. The roofs are eaved, those over the aisles being covered with stone slates.
There is a stone singing gallery below the tower from which the bells are rung, and the whole of the interior is faced with ashlar. The only relic of antiquity inside the church is a 17th-century oak chest, but in the churchyard on the south side is the base with part of the shaft of a cross.
Graves, writing about 1808, describes the old church, which stood on the same site, as 'a small modern-built structure,' and Ord forty years later calls it a 'singular and extraordinary' building, 'the steeple like a Norman tower, the nave and chancel little better than a shepherd's hut.' An illustration of the building previous to 1879 shows the church to have been a plain rectangular structure with south porch and bell-turret over the west gable, the roof covered with red pantiles and the windows plain barred wooden sashes. In 1878–9 this building was renovated and north and south transepts added, but it was destroyed by fire in October 1881. From that date till 1896 the building lay in ruins, though occasional services were held within the walls.
The new church has a ring of eight bells cast in 1908.
The plate consists of a chalice, paten and flagon of 1878, Sheffield make, of mediaeval design. There are also a pewter flagon and two pewter plates. An old chalice, said to have been dated 1617, was sold when the new plate was presented.
The registers begin in 1700.
'Parishes: Carlton', A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2 (1923), pp. 232-234.
The cache
About Wherigo Reverse Caches:
Wherigo Reverse Caches were inspired by the original Reverse Geocache Puzzle Box please view the video below to get an an idea how this is going to play.
Instead of using that box of tricks to find this reverse Whereigo cache you will use the cartridge which you will have to download and install on your device before you go out to find this reverse cache.
The cartridge for the Wherigo version was developed by Waldmeister and has been re-used in many different caches.
The three six-digit numbers to activate the cartridge are usually given on the cache pages but we have made this one so cachers have to visit the church, after all this is a Church Micro cache.
About this Geocache:
To find the cache you will need to download this Wherigo cartridge to a compatible device.
[Please note that this download will only work properly from a web browser; it will NOT work from the app!]
This cartridge will tell you how far it is to the final location but not the direction - you will have to work that out for yourself.
So far so good?
In order to activate it you need to enter three 6-digit numbers and you will have to go to the published coordinates to find out what they are.
The lychgate foundation stone was laid AB Apr CDEF
The church foundation stone (in the porch) was laid GH August JKLM
Use these numbers to calculate the three 6-digit numbers:-
(M-J)H(B-F-G)(E+F)A(A+G+J)
F(A+G)(M-C)A(F+G)(M)
H(A+C+G)(M-A)(E+F)(C+A)J
The Checksum for THESE numbers = 59
The cache is a short distance away, but which way?
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