Mickleton Meander (The Hooter) Multi-Cache
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Mickleton Meander (The Hooter)
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This is the first of a series of caches located around the historic village of Mickleton (www.mickleton.com)and should take less than 45 mins to complete, why not try the other caches in the series, Meander(Jacks Cache) and Meander(Meon Hill)
To the tourist, Mickleton is a village on the B4632 southwards from
Stratford-upon-Avon towards Broadway and on to Cheltenham.
To the gardener, it is at the bottom of the hill from Hidcote and Kiftsgate gardens.
To the politician, Mickleton is (since the 1930s) the northernmost village in
Gloucestershire, close to the borders of Warwickshire and Worcestershire: it is
about 35 miles from Birmingham, 70 from Bristol, 100 from London or Cardiff.
To the geographer, Mickleton is at the far northern end of the steep scarp which marks the western edge of the Cotswold Hills, from here to Bath: the village is at the foot of the scarp, where the hills fall away into the Vale of Evesham. To the north is Meon Hill (636ft), scene of the notorious ‘witchcraft’ murder of 1945. To the historian, Mickleton was the scene of Brunel’s infamous ‘Battle of Mickleton Tunnel’ (1852), considered the last pitched battle to be fought between private armies in England.
The final cache located where the supposed legend of the Mickleton Hooter awaits his (Human) prey. Legend has it that the hooter is half man half beast and howls during the night whilst looking for food.
The co-ordinates shown are for the location of the car park, all clues are within the vicinity of the car park to formulate the co-ordinates of the final cache.
The questions you need to answer are as follows: (HINT: Look around you)
T = How many Green and White Signs are on the post
U = The number missing in OLD GOLD high up (HINT: look at background picture of listing for clue?)
V = This clue has gone missing, the answer is '2'
W = Take a seat with Mrs Darvill – How many “M’s” have been carved
X = This is a bit of a monkey puzzle – the Plaque gives a plural number
Y = This clue has gone missing, the answer is '12'
Z = The number duplicated in OLD GOLD high up (HINT: As b4)
Once you have all the numbers, perform the maths below to calculate the co-ordinates of the final cache.
A = Z – X
B = 2 x X
C = Y / 2
D = Z + X
E = W + X
F = Z + X – V
G = U / 2
H = T x 2
Co-ordinates for cache are:
N52 0A.BCD
W001 4E.FGH
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Gur Ubbgre zvtug or vafvqr cyrnfr or pnershy jura ergevrivat!! Bu naq ybat nezf zvtug uryc!!
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