Kirkby Heights Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 3/28/2012
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A quick cache and dash for my first cache hide.

A plaque describes houses accross the road as the highest point in Nottinghamshire - but read below - as clearly the plaque is next to houses built higher!

this is from (visit link)

(Claimed) Highest Point in Nottinghamshire
Derby Road, just north of the Shoulder of Mutton junction. The gap in between the terraces has since been filled with more houses. The plaque between the upper windows of the closest house reads "AD 1904 - Highest Point in Notts - 609 feet above sea level".

The road clearly rises between this house and the corner, though, which is a clue that this plaque is not in its original location. Its story has received attention in the local "The Ad" paper (May 2009): a letter from John Harris of Langley Mill states that the plaque was affixed, in the year noted on it (1904) to the Castle Houses (originally the Imperial Cafe & Restaurant) further up the hill. The plaque is made of slate, and was fixed in its present position in or after the 1980s. Mr Harris helped remove it from the Castle Houses, researched its history, and refurbished it, and so this seems like a fairly definitive account!

There is a pull in at GZ but be carefull as this can be a busy road especially as traffic builds up on the way to work 7am-9am.

Easily accessible for all.

this is my first cache hide. hope you enjoy

see photo for pic of said plaque

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

yrsg bs tngr

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)


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