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Inside / Outside - Witney (Oxon) Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 7/9/2006
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Minster Lovel Hall was built by lord William Lovel in the 15th century and further extended by his son lord Francis The last resident was Thomas Coke who moved to a new house in Holkham, Norfolk leaving the house to be dismantled.


Inside / Outside - Witney (Oxon)


For a starting point to include:-
West Witney Cache by Crosscountrytraffic , A Classical Heist by Nigel with the Brie AND Hide and Spook by thehoomer

please note parking is best on the parallel road opposite to the bridlepath

at N 51° 47.416 W 001° 30.109

Or slightly easier walk and good parking at

at N 51° 47.885 W 001° 30.765

It's a good idea to take a print-out of this page and a pen (plus a calculator or a REALLY brainy person) as you'll need to make notes and do some slightly tricky maths.

Now head to Minster Lovell Hall at N 51° 47.990 W 001° 31.797

Find the information board with a map on it - how many rivers does it show = A

Locate the well that would have originally been in the kitchen how many proper squares - add the digits together = B

Go to the northern corner of the chapel (over)
What is carved below W. HARRIS the correct name is C

IS IT :-
J E H = 100
G.STONE = 200
GJ.TIMMS = 300
P.BROOKS =400

What decade was Minster Lovell Hall built by Lord William 1DEF

When was it dismantled 1GHJ

NOW CONTINUE ON TO THE CHURCH

What year was Peter Parker born 19KL

How old was Christian Dalton when she died MN

NOW WORK OUT THE CO-ORDS - YOU CAN FIND THE CACHE AT:-

North 51° D B .(CxL) + (GxJxL) - (MxH) - B
West 001° (A-E+1) K .(F+N) (G-K)(B-E)



Log sheet is now inside a 35mm Micro container (inside the original container for good measure)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

haqre sbbg - pybfre gb gur puhepu

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)