Skip to content

VS #1587a - Birchanger Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/18/2022
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

Geocache Description:


Birchanger is a small ancient village in northeast Essex on the boundary of Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire. The village is based around a hill, which is part of the East Anglian Heights (the eastern end of the Chilterns). At the foot of the hill is the river Stort, which is a tributary of the River Lea which in turn is a tributary of the River Thames. The village was recorded in the 1086 Domesday book with the name Bilchangra. The village is much earlier than this date as can be seen from St Mary's Church, parts of which date back to Saxon times. The position of the church and the village had an important situation overlooking the Stort and its valley. In the 12th Century the village name in ancient british was recorded as "Bircehangra" which means "Wooded slope growing with Birch trees". This name is still appropriate today as parts of Birchanger Wood still exist (and are protected) which still contain many Birch trees.

The cache is not at the given cords, complete the Jigidi to your corrected co ords.

Cache placed with kind permission of the Birchanger Wood Trust  



<center>
<a href="https://www.certitudes.org/certitude?wp=GC9XCVM">
<img src="https://www.certitudes.org/logo?wp=GC9XCVM" border=0 title="Click to see the list of solvers"></a><br>
<font face="Comic Sans MS">You can validate your puzzle solution with <a href="https://www.certitudes.org/certitude?wp=GC9XCVM">certitude</a>.</font></center>

If anybody would like to expand the Village Sign Series, please do. I would ask that you let Smokeypugs know first at www.villagesignseries.co.uk so they can keep track of the Village Sign numbers and names to avoid duplication.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnzc ovfba hc gerr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)