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Margam Coastal Defence Station Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 3/17/2007
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A short but steep walk from the suggested car parking. Good footwear is recommended especially in wet conditions as the paths can be slippery.

The cache is close to the army Coast Defence Radar Station which stands on the ridge overlooking Port Talbot and Swansea Bay.

The station was set up to provide radar plotting of both shipping and aircraft movements. The three surviving buildings are comprised of the operations block and two generator rooms, one close by and the other about 100 yards to the south east. The operations block has the gantry on top which used to support the radar array, whilst the generator rooms would have housed duty and standby diesel generators.

The station was situated to give maximum coverage and so the the views from here are excellent. Hope you enjoy them and the cache.

The cache is a 1 litre lock and lock type box and contains a pen, pencil, sharpener, logbook and trade items.

Suggested parking at Brombil. Near Brombil Cottage ignore the footpath sign pointing straight ahead, instead turn right alongside the cottage. At the start of the wooden fence cross the stream on the plank bridge and up through Graig Fawr woods to the ridge.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Obggbz bs ubyybj fghzc.

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)