Croix de Lorraine Multi-Cache
Lorgadh: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it.
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This is a regular cache over excellent terrain. Pavements and a good path until the last five metres. It can be busy with muggles so please take care to hide the cache well.
The Co-ordinates take you to The Cross of Lorraine. A Monument to the sailors of the Free French Navy in World War II. Its an excellent view point with views of the Firth of Clyde from Glasgow down to Dunoon and Arran. There is ample parking within a few metres. Please be careful when crossing the road.
The large green area below is the Battery Park (owing to the presence of 68 pounder guns at the nearby Fort Matilda -long since gone although the foundations are still there.)The Coast guard and Rescue helicopters land here with patients from outlying Islands bound for Inverclyde Hospital. The large buildings to the east end of the park are all that remains of the Torpedo factory, now they house an industrial estate. The Large building with the Flagpoles and flat roof is HMS Dalriada a Royal Navy Base and next to that The Royal West of Scotland Amateur Boat Club (They received their Royal Charter for rowing Queen Victoria in one of the clubs four oared gigs on Loch Maree)
Away to the South west is Tower Hill. The tower dates back to 1847, it was built by Major General Duncan Darroch the local laird as a place of rest and refreshment for shooting parties over the moors.The tower served a very useful purpose during World War II when a mast was erected on it to display storm warning signals to the fleet of merchant vessels assembled at the clyde wartime anchorage. The Cold War also left its mark here and the remains of a Royal Observer Corp Monitoring Post can still be seen near the top. The door has been welded shut to keep bad boys and girls out.(Or possibly to keep something in???? Strange lights and wails used to be heard on the hill. Strangely enough this ceased when the old quarry was refilled.)
The views are spectacular on a clear day..so pick a good 'un.
BUT its not going to be that easy! Stand at the monument and decipher the clues. This will release co-ordinates taking you to another place nearby where more clues need to be deciphered which lead to the actual position of the cache.
Right! Here we go.
Before you leave home count all the windows in your house (This has absolutely nothing to do with this cache - it is here to Honour the veterans of "In the Ayr") and then count them all on your return. If the totals are different,,,well you're at the wrong house.
OK So armed with pen, paper and GPSr prepare to begin.
The next set of co-ordinates are
55* 57.ABC N
004* 47.DEF W
Where:
A = No. of letters in the 4th word of the 3rd line on the South facing plaque.
B = No. of letters in the 5th word of the 2nd line minus No. of letters in the 1st word of the 2nd line on the East facing plaque
C = No. of letters in the 2nd word of the 4th line on the South facing plaque
D = Total number of anchors and crosses in the fence divided by the number of years the Free French Naval Forces sailed from Greenock(you should come up with an even number)
E = No. of letters in the last word of the 6th line on the East facing plaque.
F = No. of letters in the name of the submarine on the West plaque plus the number of anchors larger than you at the location.
Easy! OK once you get to the next location there's a lot of information here.
Find the name and record all the details for:
1. A place where furry animal sometimes known as "Billy" had an accident.
2. The correct name of this man who repairs shoes.
3. A religious person may use this when he's tired.
You're nearly there. Now go to:
55* 57. GHI N
004* 47. JKL W
Where:
G = No of letters in Number 2's first name
H = No of letters in Number 3's first name , minus No of letters in his second name.
I = No of letters in the kind of furry animal who had the accident.
J = The last digit of the height in feet minus the last digit of the height in metres of Number 2
K = The first digit of the total sum of the digits of the height in feet of Number 1
L = First digit of the difference in height in feet between Number 1 and Number 2
You are very close now.
SO SIT YE THERE BY CAPT JIM
JUST LINGER HERE A WHILE
& PAY YE HEED TO TIME INDEED
WHEN JIM HE CROSSED THE VEIL
Transpose as follows: MN **** OPQR
The cache is at
55* 57. UVW N
004* 47. XYZ W
Where:
U = M+R
V = O+R
W = M+O+R
X = (N-O)+R
Y = P+Q+R
Z = N-O-M-R
The cache contains what I hope you will consider excellent swaps(There should be something for weans and grandparents as well. So feel free to bring Gran and Grandpa too.
Final wee clue other than the encryption...There are no bottles or other rubbish near the cache.
Well my brain is hurting now I hope yours isn't. Happy Geocaching.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
102* znt nobhg 14 cnprf sebz Pncg Wvz, gur pnpur vf haqre n oebbz ohfu
Cyrnfr abgr lbh fubhyq xabj lbhe ohfurf..n Oebbz ohfu vf ABG n tbefr ohfu.
Vs fgvyy va gebhoyr pnyy zr ba zl zbovyr juvpu vf 0tv0vv0tv0t jurer gur yrggref ner gurve cbfvgvba va gur nycunorg. N=1, O=2 rgp. Naq V'yy fnir lbh n jnfgrq wbhearl.
Svanyyl, gur pnpur vf jenccrq va terra zngrevny vgf abg rnfl gb fcbg.
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