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Church Micro 7882...Monkton Deverill Multi-Cache

Hidden : 5/21/2015
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A simple multi cache at the Church of St Alfred the Great Of West Saxon (redundant), Monkton Deverill. The church was dedicated to King Alfred who led his army through the Deverill valley in 878 to his victory at the battle of Ethandum.


Originally an Anglican parish church which is now redundant and utilised as a private residence.. The church is a Grade II listed building. Adjacent to the churchyard is an enclosed cemetery. The C14 tower is the only remaining piece of the originally building, the rest was rebuilt in 1845 by T. H. Wyatt. A survey conducted in 1970 recorded the following. Constructed of rubble stone and a tiled roof. The church consists of nave and chancel under one roof, west tower and south porch. Gabled south porch with double-chamfered pointed doorway, coped verge. South side of nave has three 2-light Perpendicular-style windows with hoodmoulds. East end has diagonal buttresses and 3-light pointed Perpendicular-style window. North side of nave has two 2- light Perpendicular-style windows and one cusped lancet to left, to left is lean-to vestry with 2-light C16-style window with hoodmould and chamfered ashlar stack, chancel has one cusped lancet. Two- stage west tower has diagonal buttresses, 3-light Perpendicular- style west window, moulded string course to bellstage; one ogee- cusped light, plain parapet with saddleback coping. Four-bay nave and chancel roof has arch-braced collar and tie-beam trusses on stone corbels. Double- chamfered tower arch, beam to ceiling of first stage has date and initials; 17. IBB 02.

At the coordinates can be found the grave of Sarah Jane Carey died AB Nov CDEF aged GH decipher the final coordinates to find the cache N51 08.(B-D)(F-E)(A+C+E) W002 12.(H)(A-E)(G)

Checksum of all digits in final coordinates=41

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

yvzvg fhfcraqrq

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)