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Church Micro 9967 ...Ashbrittle. Multi-Cache

Hidden : 8/29/2016
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Multi cache at a lovely Church in Somerset - with the oldest living thing in Britain in it's churchyard!

The Yew tree here is reputed to be 4000 years old - and was mature when Stonehenge was constructed!

The church itself is 15th century and a mere youngster in comparison to the tree.


There is nothing other than a church at the headline coordinates. The cache is a short walk away and to discover its location you must visit the churchyard to acquire some information. You do not have to go inside the church itself and most information can be obtained from the path or near the church itself.

The headline coordinates take you to this magnificent English Yew tree rumoured to be around 4000 years old. You may also notice it is sitting on a mound - this is a Bronze Age Bowl barrow. It is no longer one solid tree having divided into seven separate trunks in a circle with a diameter of 42 feet (13 m).


1. There is a sign in front of you. How many letters are there in the Latin name for Yew Tree (two words)- A

2. There is a tombstone for Willie Harcombe - who died during the Battle of the Somme on July B1 1916 - aged C9

3. How many heads can you see on the church exterior (hint heads only on the South and East side) - D

4. How many steps are there on the North side of the church (including the door step) - E

5. How many vertical slit windows are there on the clock tower North side (hint look up) - F

The checksum of A+B+C+D+E+F should be 35

The cache can then be found at N50 (D-B)E.(A-B)(Fx3)(Bx3) W003 (F-C)C.C(C+F)(Fx3)

 

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ba gur sybbe ol gur ynfg srapr cbfg ba gur yrsg fvqr.

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)