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The Ruined Pond Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Professor Xavier: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it. Please note that as this cache has now been archived by a reviewer or HQ staff it will NOT be unarchived.

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Hidden : 12/16/2018
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


This microcache lives in a small copse overlooking some lovely streams and ponds on the Draycot Brook just west of Draycot House near junction seventeen on the M4 motorway. Look for the remains of some kind of industrial workings and/or an old sluice gate: stone walls, an industrial pond, and what looks like the wheel base of an iron or steel railway cart. The cache is hidden behind ivy on the right of the gap in the wall, at eye-level.

There are footpaths in from the north (Scotland Hill), the west (Draycot Cerne and Kington Langley), and the east (Sutton Benger). Exercise caution when crossing the B4122: traffic is sometimes busy and there's a blind hill; cars, vans, HGVs and so on might not see you until they get close. Careful!

For a good walk, park (or get dropped off) nearby in Kington Langley, ideally on the green, and walk north east past the church to Silver Street. Follow the track past the back of Chestnuts Farm and turn north west; at the cross-tracks turn right (north east) then walk through Draycot Cerne and across open fields to reach the cache. At this point, you can either turn back or walk on to see Draycot House, its lake (and ducks, usually!) and a lovely little church. OS map recommended.

The nearby Draycot estate used to be home to a medieval manor, Draycot House, which was demolished in 1952. Nowadays, there are more modern buildings in place of the manor. Nearby is St James' church, built between 1260 and 1280; the church is a grade two listed building and has been in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust since 1995; members of the de Cerne family are buried in the church. To the south of the cache site, near Draycot Cerne, is an old chapel, marked "mortuary chapel" on some old maps. There's a pub nearby: the Bell House, in Sutton Benger.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Whfg cnfg gur fznyy ehfgrq envy jurryf, ba gur evtug-unaq fvqr bs gur tnc va gur fgbar jnyy. Fgnaq va gur tnc naq ybbx ba gur gnyy iregvpny veba tveqre, ng rlr-yriry, oruvaq gur vil. Gurer'f n pnoyr-gvr vaibyirq...

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)