“Somewhere in the British Isles,
Set apart by many miles,
Twelve caskets lie beneath the ground,
In each - a scroll with ribbon round.
Upon each scroll to you is told,
That you shall own an egg of gold.
If you carefully read this book,
It will tell you where to look.”
In 1983, Cadbury commissioned Garrard, the Crown Jewellers, to
create twelve golden eggs for “Conundrum - the Cadbury's Creme Egg
Mystery”. Each one was 22 carat gold, with a value in excess of
£10,000. Ownership certificates for each egg were buried in twelve
locations around the British Isles. The exact location of each
could be found by unravelling one of the twelve corresponding
mysteries contained in the book “Conundrum”.
The twelfth mystery was set in the Isle of Man…
A roundabout cryptic tour took in Tynwald Hill, St Trinian’s,
Snaefell, and finally Maughold (“more gold”). The resting place of
a soldier in Maughold churchyard, with clasped hands pointing at
the wall, provided the final clue, as the casket was buried the
other side of the wall from his headstone, just outside the
cemetery.
This ‘tribute’ cache is located in about the same location. It's
not exactly right, as the original was buried just behind the wall.
This is a few metres away, a bit more secluded - and, of course,
not buried. One of the criticisms of the Egg hunt was the amount of
people walking round carrying spades, and digging up the
countryside! There is of course no big prize either, other than the
joy of finding and logging, and trading even. The container is a
green decon box, containing a logbook, pencil, and a few bits and
pieces.
With thanks to BiffyRich, for accommodating this cache, by
relocating one of his.