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Aberlleiniog Castle Trail, Bonus Cache Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/16/2018
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Aberlleiniog Castle

Aberlleiniog Castle is a motte and bailey fortress built between 1080 and 1099 by Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester. Originally it would have been a wooden structure, now long since disappeared, and replaced during the Civil War by a stone structure consisting of a surrounding wall, and archers towers. Its captivating story abounds with colourful characters, including Welsh Princes, Norman overlords, Viking raiders, traitors, pirates, Civil War commanders, wealthy estate owners and Georgian naturalists! It has something to capture everyone's imagination! Today the castle is a quiet, peaceful place surrounded by beautiful woodland and open spaces full of wild life.

The Trail

This series of caches explores the paths around Aberlleiniog Castle. All the caches are close to the paths, most of which are well maintained, but please be aware that some of the paths can get very wet and muddy.

The Cache

This is the Bonus cache, the coordinates are hidden in two of the other caches in the series.

We would like to thank Delyth Phillipps of Menter Môn, Llangoed Community Council and Lon Moseley, Wales Co-operative Centre for their help and support in obtaining permission to place this cache.

Castell Aberlleiniog

Castell mwnt a beili a adeiladwyd rhwng 1080 a 1099 gan Hugh d'Aranches, Iarll 1af Gaer yw castell Aberlleiniog. Yn wreiddiol, adeilad pren roed, ond mae hwn wedi diflannu, a chael ei adeiladu mewn cerrig gan gynnwys wal cwmpas a thyrau saethu yn ystod y rhyfel cartref. Mae ei stori swynol yn llawn cymeriadau lliwgar, gan gynnwys rhai o Dywysogion Cymru, mechdeyrnedd Normanaidd, ysbeilwyr Llychlynnaidd, bradwyr, môr-ladron, cadlywyddion y Rhyfel Cartref, perchnogion stadau cyfoethog a naturiaethwyr Sioraidd! Mae rhywbeth i gipio dychymyg pawb i’w gael yma! Erbyn heddiw, mae'r castell yn ddistaw, ac mewn lleoliad heddychlon wedi'u hamgylchynu a choedwig ac ardaloedd agored yn llawn bywyd gwyllt.

Y Llwybr

Mae'r gyfres o caches hyn yn archwilio'r llwybrau o gwmpas Castell Aberlleiniog. Mae'r caches i gyd yn agos at y llwybrau, y rhan fwyaf ohonynt wedi'u cynnal a'u cadw'n dda, ond cofiwch y gall rhai o'r llwybrau fod yn wlyb a mwdlyd iawn. Mae cache bonws ar gyfer y gyfres, edrychwch am y wybodaeth angenrheidiol sydd wedi'i guddio mewn dau o'r caches.

Y Cache

Hwn yw'r cache bonws, mae lleoliad y cache i'w ddarganfod mewn dau o'r caches eraill

Hoffem ddiolch i Delyth Phillipps o Fenter Môn, Cyngor Cymuned Llangoed a Lon Moseley, Canolfan Cydweithredol Cymru am eu cymorth a'u cefnogaeth i gael caniatâd i osod y cache hwn

9 Usual Suspects

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Oruvaq cbfg

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)