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Kirkcudbright Town (Dumfries and Galloway) Multi-Cache

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Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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FINAL CACHE New location September 27, 2010 New Formula, same answers. Hopefully less popular place.
Answer some questions around some of the historic parts of Kirkcudbright Town. Above coordinates are outside the Tourist Information Centre, a good place to park. Final cache is a short walk uphill, overlooking the town.
Allow extra time for getting side tracked by numerous attractions you will pass.

Near the following waypoints, you will be able to answer the questions, which can be answered in any order, and not necessarily all of them. Multiple answers to ensure correct FINAL location:-)

Final cache is at N 054 AB.FB(C+F) W 004 BF.DBC
Your answers should add up to 42. (A+B+C+D+F+G+H+J+L=42)

Paperless PALM PDA users can use Coordinates.prc to record answers. More information

Secondary download from Coordinates13.zip
Thanx to The Royles for writing this for PALM OS.

Pocket PC Windows Mobile users try Multicalc
Android ?
  1. Question 1
    N 54 50.168 W 04 02.997
    How many words are carved in red stone high up below gutters on both visible sides? Answer = G
  2. Question 2
    N 54 50.118 W 04 03.081 Date above the door = CJKF
  3. Question 3
    N 54 50.197 W 04 03.001 Which date in August does this tree commemorate ? Answer = FB
  4. Question 4
    N 54 50.216 W 04 02.949 Which year did Cecely Louisa die? Answer = CHFB (This is covered by a crass board, loosely tied round a fine monument. Feel free to move it.)
  5. Question 5
    N 54 50.212 W 04 03.001 Which year was this erected? Answer = CJAL
  6. Question 6
    N 54 50.210 W 04 02.998 Which year for Soaperie Gardens Well? Answer = CHGD
  7. Question 7
    N 54 50.255 W 04 03.133 How many words on the anchor plaque? The letter B is not a word. Answer = CG
  8. Question 8
    N 54 50.220 W 04 03.171 How many plaques are permanently fixed to the war memorial? Answer = D
  9. Question 9
    N 54 50.194 W 04 03.275 How long did Hornel's family live here? Answer = JD
  10. Question 10
    N 54 50.071 W 04 03.087 What is the date on the WEJ lintel? Answer = CDDA

TERRAIN is suitable for all cachers
Pavements and metalled paths. One hill to final cache. Should be suitable for electric wheelchairs, except final cache is in grassy area which may be soft ground after rain.

CAR PARKING
It's all free parking in Kirkcudbright (2010). There is no pay and display parking. Park either in main car park outside Tourist Information Centre or around town on street. Parking also possible at Question 10.

TOILETS
beside TIC and at Question 1

REFRESHMENTS
cafes, hotels, supermarkets, sandwich shops nearby.

CACHE contents
A basic small cache with logbook, pencil, which are not swaps. Room for small swaps and small Travel Bugs.

Final Coordinates should get close enough to use cacher's sense. Take care re-hiding with camouflage so not visible.

Coordinate Grabber

Things to remove from a cache and not to swap in the first instance. Food stuff, sweets, batteries, coins, plasters (Band-Aid) anything in a sachet, anything liquid, marker pens.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

gerr oruvaq orapu

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)