Plean has a Church of Scotland Church with an attached graveyard.
This is a village church, set within a graveyard. It is located next to the A9 main road. The sandstone church was in good condition and in full ecclesiastical use when last visited.
One of the three 'Eastern Villages' of Stirling Council Area, situated 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Bannockburn. There were once two distinct settlements; the old village of Plean situated to the east of Plean House and the collier village of East Plean, developed from the late 19th century a half-mile (0.8 km) to the north. Plean Quarry was leased for a time by Sir James Gowans (1821-90) who sent its sandstone for building works as far away as London. There were two main collieries and multiple shafts. Twelve men were killed in an explosion in East Plean Colliery in 1922. The last pit closed in January 1963.
To find the cache you need to find the gravestones:
David Birnie died 30th June 19?? - add the missing digits together gives you = A
James Wands died 2nd December ?88? - add the missing digits together gives you = B
Jane Kidd died 28th April ??64 - add the missing digits together gives you = C
Acquaint now thyself with "Him." And be at rest: Job ??-?1 - the common digit is = D
John Mercer died 29th June 1871 aged 5? - the mising digit gives you = E
William Gilchrist died 18th Feb ?87? - add the missing digits together gives you = F
The cache can be found at N56 03.ABC W003 52.DEF
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