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Ilkley Moor - Yorkshire A to Z Series Traditional Cache

Hidden : 3/1/2018
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


As part of the celebrations for a momentous occasion, the Makers invite you to an A-Z TOUR OF YORKSHIRE.

There are 27 caches, one for each letter of the alphabet plus a bonus cache, scattered throughout Yorkshire. As you travel to historic, panoramic, beautiful or just plain quirky locations, you will pass through some of the most spectacular areas of the county.

Enjoy your tour of Yorkshire.

You can find the series in any order. Each cache contains a number you need to keep a note of as adding the first 26 sets of numbers together will give you the co-ordinates for the Bonus Cache, which is GC7JF9A and hidden close to Ripon. Heading to that listing page will give you information on the rest of the series.

This cache is placed on Ilkley Moor.

Ilkley Moor is the site of the famous "Cow and Calf", a large rock formation consisting of an outcrop and boulder, also known as Hangingstone Rocks. The rocks are made of millstone grit, a variety of sandstone, and are so named because one is large, with the smaller one sitting close to it, like a cow and calf.

According to legend, the Calf was split from the Cow when the giant Rombald was fleeing an enemy, and stamped on the rock as he leapt across the valley. The enemy, it is said, was his angry wife. She dropped the stones held in her skirt to form the local rock formation The Skirtful of Stones.

The cache is hidden in a hollow on the moor. Please replace well, making sure the cache can not be seen without moving rocks.

SheepThis cache has been placed for the 10th Anniversary UK Mega Event - Yorkshire 2018



Additional Hints (Decrypt)

orfg nccebnpurq sebz gur gbc bs gur ubyybj. Haqrearngu n gevnathyne (cevqr) ebpx. Uvqqra ol fgbar. Cyrnfr ercynpr jryy uvqqra ol fgbarf, fb vg pnaabg or frra.

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)