Welcome to St. Barevan's Church and Churchyard!
The waypoint marked is a parking area outside the front gate. The entrance to the little track up can be easily overlooked, particularly if you're arriving from around the corner, so keep an eye out.
It's also the spot for my first multi. A friend of mine tipped me off about this place before I was into geocaching. I certainly had no idea about it before but I wonder how well known it is amongst the locals.
The ruins of Barevan Church date back to the early 1300s (although an earlier building was on the site as early as 1239) and shares some similarities to the architecture of nearby Rait Castle. In particular, the Norman arches above the window frames on the left hand interior wall. Could they have shared an architect?
Speaking of the left hand wall, you'll notice a small inlet with two hand sided holes. This was once the font/piscina for holy water to be used during services and stood beside the altar.
Around the back of the right hand wall is what local tales say is a witches' grave. It was seemingly used by the Church to punish those guilty of various types of mischief (note the obvious head and shoulders cut into the stone). The claim is that these offenders included those accused of being involved in witchcraft.
The large rock used to keep people at bay has a story too! The 252lb Barevan Stone has a lifting tradition from the 1700s. There are videos on YouTube of local strongmen lifting it. I'm not amongst them...
St. Barevan's Church was replaced in 1619 after the 12th Thane of Cawdor survived a near-death experience at sea near Islay. He promised God he'd build a more accessible church for the people and Barevan has been left ever since.
Onto part one of the co-ordinates! Inside the church ruins, look for the standing gravestone closest to the smaller intact wall at the back (belonging to a man named James)...
A is the number of letters in the first word of James' inscription (begins with I)
B is the number of letters in his surname
C is the number of letters in the place that he died (begins with T)
D is the number of letters in his wife's first name plus 1
E is the number of letters in the name of the country his daughter died plus 2
Now, go back out the gate and follow the grassy path around the side of the graveyard. Past the inscribed stone globe are the rather newer gravestones of Count Prokop Lazansky von Bukowa and his wife, Countess Inge Lazansky von Bukowa. These are the parents of the current Dowager Countess of Cawdor (of Cawdor Castle fame), Angelika, second wife to the owner of the other gravestone, the late Hugh John Vaughan, Earl Cawdor.
Part two of our co-ordinates...
F is 190F, the year Inge was born
G is 19G9, the year Prokop died
H is 190H, the year Prokop was born
J and K are "here lies Hugh John Vaughan. Jth Earl Cawdor and K4th Thane".
You'll find the cache at N 57° AB.CDE W 003° FG.HJK.
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