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Somerset Monument (Gloucestershire) Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 10/12/2002
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This is the site of the monument to Lord Somerset, with good views. The cache is a little more difficult to find and out of sight from passing cars. This location is roughly 10 minutes drive from the M4 J18, North along the A46. **November 2016: the Chancellor has announced money to restore the monument. October 2020 - still no progress ☹️ May 2023 - still no progress ☹️ **

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The access to this cache is down a bank and through vegetation/ brambles. One cacher said “ this is possibly the worst scramble I have had to do to find a cache!!!”

Personally I’ve done much worse but if your idea of caching doesn’t involve these things then you may prefer to skip this one

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The views from this location are good and excellent from the top of the monument (which opens somewhat erratically).

The monument was built in honour of General Lord Robert Somerset in 1846 who fought with Wellington in the Napoleonic Wars. He was a younger son of the 5th Duke of Beaufort and the monument was built here by workers from the family seat, Badminton House. More information about the monument can be found at this web site.

This cache is an ammo box which has been well concealed slightly off the usual path. You'll need long trousers in most seasons to get to the cache. When replacing the cache please ensure it is hidden as much as possible.

There are places to park just a few hundred yards from the cache, next to the monument, from which you can admire both the monument and the views.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

haqre n snyyra VPG

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)