Dean Castle is a 14th century castle located in Kilmarnock. It was the stronghold for the Boyd Family, who were lords of Kilmarnock for over 400 years, and is situated in a 200 acre site situated within East Ayrshire's Dean Castle Country Park.
The Castle takes its name from The Dean or wooded valley, a common place name in Scotland. However, until about 1700 it was called Kilmarnock Castle. Owned originally by the Boyd family, it has strong historical connections with many people and events famous in Scottish history. Robert the Bruce who gave the Boyds these lands; James III of Scotland whose sister married a Boyd; the Covenanters, some of whom were imprisoned here; Bonnie Prince Charlie, whose rebellion was joined by the 4th Earl of Kilmarnock and Robert Burns who was encouraged to publish his poetry by the Earl of Glencairn who owned the Castle at that time.
This cache is in The Dean. A very simple micro sized container. Please bring your own pen. Tree cover will have messed with our coordinate averaging and will also mess with your technology. So, a very generous clue.