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Tranent Multi Multi-Cache

Hidden : 4/6/2022
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Start either at the Civic Square, or the War Memorial. Walk down  Church street, which runs the length of Tranent, down to the historic Parish Church. Soldiers hid behind the walls here during the batle of Prestonpans. There are some Spectacular headstone here. Then continue along to the information board about the battle of Prestonpans. This known as the Heugh. HEUGH is a Scottish word for deep glen, or deep cleft in rocks or the shaft of a coal mine.  

1) At the war memorial, how many dogs on Bobbys bench.

2) Date on the buildng above the sweetie shop. 187x

3) Civic square info board, National strike date. 1xx6

4) Jackie protest march date. xx97

5) Cadell headstone. Line 8. 1st word, 1st letter convert to numbers. take note of age at death.

6) The Heugh info board, How many tines is COPE mentioned. How many times is JACOBITE mentioned. Remember to look at the map as well as the written info. SOME MORON HAS SERIOUSLYDAMAGED THIS INFORMATION BOARD, SOME SAD PEOPLE ABOUT. THE NUMBER YOU REQUIRE IS 5

A) take away the number of dogs on Bobbys bench from the third number in the date of the year of the national strike. 

B) Cadell Headstone, Line 8 first word, first letter convert to numbers. 

C) Jackie protest march take the first digit from the second digit.

D) Using the date on the building above the sweetie shop divide the last digit by 3

E) Take away the number of Jacobites from the number of Copes. 

F) Cadell headstone use first digit at age of death. 

CHECKSUM 19

N55 57.ABC W02 57.DEF

 

error in Northings has been corrected. thanks for letting me know I had a Typo

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

ERVEENO

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)