Quartermile in Edinburgh is a modern mixed‑use district built on the historic site of the former Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, whose nineteenth‑century hospital buildings once dominated the area. The redevelopment, which began in 2004, transformed the 7–8‑hectare site into a blend of restored Victorian structures and contemporary architecture, creating homes, offices, and public spaces while preserving nine listed buildings. Its name reflects its location roughly a quarter mile from both Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile.
You are standing outside the Edinburgh Futures Institute, the newly refurbished category-A listed site, previously of the Old Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh building. The new Futures Institute’s courses focus on global and local challenges, linked to cutting-edge research and to the big future issues facing our planet and societies.
----------------------------------------------------------------
To find the cache assume N 55° 56.xxx W 003° 11.xxx
Part 1: Start at the posted coordinates. The two dates on the front of the building are in the format:
ABCD
EFGH
Northings: (G - A) (D - E - H) (B + E)
Checksum 22
Part 2: Head to the second waypoint not far away. There are two maps near you, both are identical. From the map solve the following:
Westings: (Appleton Tower - Hope Park Square) (Argyle House - St Cecilia's Hall - Teviot Row House Student Union) (ECA Main Building + Bedlam Theatre)
Checksum 24