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War Memorial #232 ~ Barrington Multi-cache

Hidden : 2/5/2017
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


War Memorial #232 ~ Barrington

Barrington war memorial is on the green outside the parish church of All Saints and takes the form of a three stepped octagonal base surmounted by an octagonal plinth with a tapered octagonal shaft attached to a crucifix cross. The inscriptions are on the sides of the plinth. Details for the memorial can be found in the Cambridge Independent Press from 21st January 1921. There are 10 names for World War 1 and 5 names for World War 2 plus one name for Belize 1983. A further memorial exists inside the church of All Saints and takes the form of a wooden with inscriptions for World War 1 in black and red lettering, under this an additional plaque made from wood with gold lettering naming those who gave their lives in World War 2.

This is a multi cache and IS NOT at the published coordinates.

The cache is a 30ml tube.

 

To find the cache:

At the published coordinates you will find the memorial. Check this out.

The number of chains around the memorial is A.

The number of steps at the base of the memorial is B.

The number of people on the cross at the top of the memorial is C.

Final coordinates:
N 52° (A-A)(A-C).(A+C)(B-B)C
E 000° (A-A)(C+C).(A-B)BA


Checksum of all digits in the coordinates = 42

***** PLEASE NOTE IMPORTANT *****
CACHES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE PLACED ON ACTUAL MEMORIALS OR WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF SUCH

AT ALL TIMES PLEASE TREAT LOCATIONS OF MEMORIALS WITH RESPECT

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur pnpur vf zntargvp naq pna or sbhaq ba n terra obk.

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)