GC30ZC6 The Barbican of Mariners Harbor (Traditional Cache) in New York, United States created by The-Shadow

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GC30ZC6 ▼

A cache by The-Shadow Message this owner

Hidden : 7/26/2011

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This cache requires a little planning you can park on Holland ave. Once inside the park follow red trail. Watch for muggles when parking. At the gz you have to hop up onto a ledge other than that the terrain is fairly flat

The Barbican was developed during the 13th century as a way of improving the defence of the gate - the most vulnerable part of a castle. The theory underlying the design was to force the attackers to enter an enclosed space, overlooked by well protected positions, in order to approach the gate. Once inside the enclosed space (usually a narrow passage) the attackers could be harried by arrows, boiling water or other weapons fired from elevated positions. The passage inside the barbican was sometimes designed with a dog-leg close to the gate. This prevented attackers being able to effectively use a battering ram.

When Hiding this cache it gave us the feeling of standing on a castle wall which gave me the idea for the name.
Cache is an ammo box contains log book and pencils.
there is a trackable which needs to be moved soon and a pack of mechanical pencils for the FTF.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

lbh pna frr gur ragver xvatqbz sebz urer

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)