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Gnomon - Got Time For That.. Traditional Cache

Hidden : 1/4/2017
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

You are looking for a large screw top container - hopefully somewhere nice for trackables to rest themselves.  Remember to always add trackables to your inventory and 'visit' them at caches you got to.  The Nearby Sundial was installed as part of Energy World, a demonstration project initially 51 low-energy houses constructed in the Shenley Lodge area of Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. 

First to find YardleyCrew and Wavvy


To find this cache you'll need to visit the Shenley Lodge which was once known as 'Energy World' it was a demonstration project of 51 low-energy houses.  The project culminated in a public exhibition in August and October 1986, this sun dial would have be one of the first things that the visitors saw.  The ticket booths were once located in the large diamond shaped open area. The sun dial is really a shadow of its former self, there is a plaque at the bottom which explains how it once looked. There were 12 lights located around the edge of the main raise area which displayed the hour once the sun went down. The electronics which controlled the lights was removed many years ago,  and the light fittings filled in.  Different colour bricks were used so these still act as markers.

If you've got time why not go and visit our other two caches on the estate, make sure you walk between each one to appreciate the unusual housing.

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vs lbh jnyx nebhaq va n pvepyr lbh'yy cebonoyl jnyx bire vg. Xrrc ybbxvat qbja.

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)