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Battle of the Standard Multi-Cache

Hidden : 10/30/2004
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

An easy road-side monument, with clues leading to the final cache.

The Coordinates above will take you to the monument to the Battle.

THESE ARE NOT THE COORDINATES OF THE FINAL CACHE, WHICH IS APPROX. 1 MILE AWAY FROM THE MONUMENT.

In 1136, King David of Scotland invaded England, and marched south towards York. A hastily assembled force set out to stop them. One of the English leaders was Thurstan, Archbishop of York, and he made a primitive sort of carriage, with the flags, or 'Standards' of several northern saints. The Scots were routed at the battle, many being buried in pits, a nearby lane still being known as Scotpits Lane. Unfortunately, the site of the Battle is on private land, and there is no public access.

You will need to read the information board, and answer the following questions:-

The Battle took place on 2(A) August 113(D).

B = (A-2)

C = (D-8)

King David had (E)000 Galloway Picts in his army.

David's son Henry was made Earl of Northumberland in 113(F)

 

Check Sum = 25

 

Put these numbers into the following to find the Coordinates of the final cache:-

N54 23.ABC   W001 25.DEF

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va n gerr, nobhg 3 srrg sebz gur tebhaq.

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)