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Home of the Pippin Traditional Cache

Hidden : 12/7/2003
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

HOME OF THE PIPPIN

NICE WALK IN THE COUNTRY.


Ribston Pippin an old apple tree variety not seen very often in recent times (but still available from specialist growers).

There is still a surviving tree growing within Ribston Hall grounds.

The Ribston Pippin is widely thought to be one of the original parents of the famous Cox's Orange Pippin.

This cache can be approached on foot (public footpath) from a choice of

1:Little Ribston (the longest but the nicest)

2:Goldsborough

3:From the A59 near Flaxby.Nice route 70%of it is through woodland but there is a Railway line to cross .. !

THIS CACHE CONTAINS A CLUE TO: TUMULTUOUS TUMULI CACHE

 A 7 mile (approx) circular walking route, all on footpath/bridleway with 3 caches en route. (see picture)

Passing Ribston hall with it's 11th century chapel attached, Plumpton rocks a natural ice age rock deposit around a Victorian lake.

The Bay Horse pub (Goldsborough) is almost en route (worth the slight detour to feed and water the inner person).

Latin names are included in the HINT/SPOILER section (not encrypted) RESEARCH may help if you are not a plant/tree expert.

Once you have found the cache a short walk Eastish (100m approx) to the right of the raised track set into the field a pair of

crypt like doors you can hear the once dreaded (when we were children) bump ssh .... bump ssh ... grave of the un dead Dracula

(so we thought at the time). It's been making it's odd noise for as long as I can remember .... !

What is it ........ ?

Swing Your Pants.

Weavey

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jurer [Hedera Helix] pynzoref bire n qrrc perivpr va gur [Alnus glutinosa]

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)