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FSF2 - The Wattle House Multi-Cache

This cache has been archived.

redirected male: As previously stated, I am no longer able to give the caches in this area the care and attention they deserve. As this has undergone some alterations which affect the finding of the cache it is with great sadness that I feel, for me, this has run its course.

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Hidden : 6/1/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


To find the cache...
Go to the given coordinates. Posted on the Wattle House there is a Polite notice! After that there are six words in large writing. (Ignore the two smaller ones below) Call these A,B,C etc. Count the number of letters in each word. These will be your values.
The cache can be found a short distance away at N50 51.(A+E)C(BxA)' W000 24.(F-C)AF'


The Wattle House

The Wattle House was once used to store sheep pens. For many generations Findon Sheep Fair has been held on Nepcote Green each September. The Wattle House is one of Findon's 26 listed buildings and stands on the south side of Nepcote Green. Today it stands empty. Many people are completely unaware of the wattle storage area and limited housing accommodation at the historic old Wattle House.

At one time, there were two tenemented cottage accommodations above the wattle unit and these were known as No.1 and No.2 The Wattle House. Incredibly there were 13 people living above the wattles in 1851. It must have been a little on the cramped side! The Wattle House was 'home' to two families for some 150 years as well as giving its unique function as wattle storehouse since 1803. At that time some 5,300 sheep were listed in the parish.

It is quite interesting to look at Nepcote Green adjacent to the Wattle House on Google Earth. There are some clearly defined 'parch marks' in the grass, possibly betraying the areas previous history.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

6sg hc

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)