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Church Micro 10810...St Devereux Traditional Cache

Hidden : 4/29/2017
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

An addition to the popular Church Micro series of geocaches, this time situated at the hamlet of St. Devereux, which is off the Hereford to Abergavenny road on the little road to Kilpeck.


The Church


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The church of St Dubricius is often overlooked as people rush past to get to the infinitely more well-known (and dare I say it far more interesting) church at Kilpeck, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have an appeal of it's own. Which it does of course, hence this church micro.

What we see today on the surface is largely from the 19th century when it was extensively refurbished, but the nave is from the 13th century and the tower (built in three stages) and chancel are both 14th century. The porch is relatively modern as it is from the 19th century.

 The dedication of St. Dubricius is from a fairly local Herefordshire saint thought to have come from Madley, not that far north of here, who was a missionary teacher and is thought to have founded two monasteries too. The unusual village name of Saint Devereux probably comes from a local family who bore the Devereux name - though why the village was named after them appears to somewhat of a mystery!

Inside there is an octagonal font from the 16th century, possibly earlier, and a similarly-aged piscina.

The Cache

Parking can be had in the tiny car parking area in front of the church and the cache is a micro film-pot sized container.

If you would like to add to the Church Micro series yourself then please look here

http://churchmicro.co.uk/

There is also a Church Micro Stats & Information page that can be found at
http://www.15ddv.me.uk/geo/cm/index.html

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vg'f lryybj naq svrel!

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)