Ashover Rover Multi-Cache
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This should be a pleasant stroll (About a mile)around the village
of Ashover with a little local history thrown in.
The coordinates above are for car parking. The route is largely on
pavements but watch out for cars and there’s a push chair
challenging kissing gate along the way. Make your way to the given
coordinates in the order presented below (You may want to pre-enter
these coordinates into your GPS for a more relaxing stroll). At
each given coordinate you will answer a question which will provide
you with the missing digits of the final cache location;
N53 10.ABC W001 28.DEF
Should be simple!
1. N53 09.861 W001 28.767 This is one of the oldest pubs in
Derbyshire. In one famous incident during the Civil War Royalist
troops threw the landlord out and drank all his ale! From what year
does the house probably date? Add together the 1st and 3rd digits
of this date and subtract this number from the sum of the 2nd and
4th digits. The answer is F in the final coordinates.
2. N53 09.846 W001 28.759 In 1877, this building was originally
constructed as a girls school, hence the interesting inscription
above the door. Translate the Roman into Arabic and subtract the
resulting 1st digit from the 2nd. The answer is B in the final
coordinates.
3. N53 09.836 W001 28.804 The original Ashover parish church is
mention in the Doomsday Book of 1086. However most of the present
building was constructed between 1350 and 1419. Now find the tragic
grave stone of the Keeton family. In one year five of this family
died. What is the 4th digit of that sad year? The answer is D in
the final coordinates.
4. N53 09.781 W001 28.870 This was an Inn, called ‘The White xxxx’.
At one time the local lead miners were paid here after a 13 week
working period. The result was a week long drinking binge for the
miners and a bad reputation for the hostelry! Look for a proud
beast. Take the 2nd letter of the animals name (It has 4 letters
altogether). In numerical order what number is this letter in the
alphabet? The answer to E in the final coordinates.
5. N53 09.914 W001 29.047 Take a note of this spot, when you reach
the cache the ropes used to reach this far. (Sounds a bit cryptic I
know but you’ll see what I mean later). Doris’s 90th birthday was
celebrated in what year? What is the 1st digit of that year? The
answer to C in the final coordinates.
6. N53 09.989 W001 28.904 This building was constructed in the same
year as the girls school you saw earlier, 1877. It was a county
school and brought free education to the village for the first
time. What is the surname of the designer of the sign? In numerical
order in the alphabet what number are the 1st and 4th letters of
his surname? Subtract the smaller from the larger. The answer to A
in the final coordinates, now you should have them all.
If you want to check that you have the correct coordinates add up
the 6 numbers that you have found, the answer should be 26.
N53 10.ABC W001 28.DEF
The Cache! This building, which should NOT BE explored as it is
structurally dangerous, once housed Ashover’s rope industry. The
ropes, which were made largely for the local lead mining industry,
were said to be the longest in England and would stretch from here
to that place you visited earlier (Not so cryptic after all!).
Hope you enjoy the cache. There are numerous beautiful footpaths
around the area if you would like to do some more walking.
Please rate the cache, thanks.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Ybbx bire gur ybj jnyy, vgf orarngu fbzr fgbarf.
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