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Clay (Mining Series) Traditional Cache

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JackieC: Retired. Cache removed this morning.

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Hidden : 4/29/2012
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A series of caches place in Beecraigs Country Park for the 'Welcome to Geocaching' Event on Saturday 5th May 2012.
Please refrain from finding the cache until the event, thank you.

 


The series consists of traditional 8 caches, each will give you one half of the co-ordinates to a further 4 caches. Those 4 caches give the co-ords for 2 further caches, which in turn give you the co-ords for the final cache of the series.

The West Lothian area has been extensively mined for a variety of minerals and metals, so much that parts of the county appear to be hollow!

Fireclay was mined just up the road from Beecraigs at Birkhill,
where high quality high alumina fireclay which was formed into bricks which lined the industrial furnaces of Central Scotland.

Part of the vast labyrinth dug through the fireclay seam has been opened up to visitors, and you can enjoy a thrilling underground tour of the old workings. Urgent safety works has temporarily closed the Birkhill Fireclay Mine, but it hopes to reopen for visitors soon.

Forestry work has been ongoing since the storms in January, and some areas are cordoned off.
Please respect the notices and do not enter areas which have been restricted.


Thanks to the Beecraigs Country Park Rangers for allowing these caches to be placed.



Mega Scotland 2014

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Guveq gerr sebz gur pbeare

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)