Beadnell takes its name from the Anglo Saxon "Bede's Hall", and the earliest written reference to the village's existence is found in 1161. The village is set at the end of a glorious stretch of beach known as Beadnell Bay, and is synonymous with watersports of various types. It is an established holiday destination and a favoured second home location. Beadnell has the the only west-facing harbour entrance on the east coast of England.
This geocache is in the area of the harbour and beach. It's a multicache - which means you will have to visit more than one location (called 'stages') to get the cache. However it's an 'offset' multicache which means there are only two stages, including the location of the final container. The container is nearby and the whole cache should take less than 15 minutes to complete. To get the coordinates of the container you will have to use coordinate projection. A bit of an internet search will show you how to do that if you haven't done it before, but it's quite straightforward and there are online tools available to do it for you.
To the east of Beadnell harbour are three Lime Kilns, the earliest of which was built at the end of the eighteenth century. Limestone was burnt in lime kilns to make quicklime, which was used as a fertilizer and in building mortar. Much of the lime produced here was transported by ship for use in Scotland. By lighting fires with coal in the kilns and adding crushed limestone, the finished lime was produced, and removed from the kiln through small side hatches called 'Eyes'.
Beadnell Lime Kilns
The first kiln was built by Richard Pringle for a local landowner - John Wood, from whose estate the coal and limestone were extracted. The lime sold so well, that another two kilns were built soon afterwards. The kilns produced at least 1,000 carts of lime each year. By 1822 the kilns had fallen out of use for producing quicklime, and instead the kilns were used for curing herring. Today the kilns are used by local fishermen to store lobster pots. The lime kilns are Grade II listed.
At the published coordinates there is an information board. Read through the information and take a close look at the illustrations. Collect the information needed per the instuctions below, it will help you determine the distance and bearing for the final container.
Distance
The cache is located ABC metres away.
A - The kiln diagram has a lettered cross section of a lime kiln - how many lettered parts are there on the diagram? The answer equals A
B - How many big arched kiln entrances are shown in the drawing on the lower level where the men are working? The answer equals B
C - On line 4 look at the height of the kiln, what is the second digit in the height? The answer equals C
Bearing
The cache is located at a bearing of DEF degrees from the published coordinates.
D - Look at the drawing of the kilns in action, with people working there. How many horses are in the picture? Look carefully, the answer equals D
E - In the illustration of the men working at the kilns, how many men are there? This equals E
F - What was the diameter of the bottom of the 'Pot' of the first kiln Richard Pringle built here? The answer equals F
When you have the distance and bearing they will point you to the final coordinates of the cache, add it as a waypoint in the app and navigate to it.
Checksum for the the missing digits (A-F) is 31.
July 22 Update - On the back of a couple of finder logs, I have added in a checksum.
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