The Isis Adventure

by **anash27** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 5:28 pm

And another!

http://www.isisadventure.co.uk/start/free-clue.php?id=84

Ade

by **Lil Pip** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 5:49 pm

Woohoo! More brain confusion!

Just a question: all locations are accessible throughout the whole day, yes? So, not in any tidal regions (as in not flooded at some point in the day)?

by **anima999** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:10 pm

cornwall maybe???isnt that where legend puts king arthur and all that?

by **Lil Pip** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:39 am

That was my thought... Merlin's Cave by Tintagel Castle. But I know it's flooded at high tide.

by **linzie** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:22 pm

I'm not sure about cornwall, I was thinking about the "oldest in England" bit which might be about the burial site which would put it in cider country I think?
Legend of King Arthur puts him in about 8 different places!

by **Lil Pip** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:35 pm

Burial place for Merlin is supposed to be Marlborough College... which was founded in the 19th century... therefore not making it one of the oldest

But like you say, he is supposedly buried in more than one place

by **Dooners** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:40 pm

Hi Lil Pip,

I also thought about Marlborough, which is supposed to be one of the oldest Boroughs in England - so may still be a possibility.

We only live a few miles apart, maybe we should join forces?!

by **Lil Pip** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:45 pm

Sounds like a plan.

The reason I didn't get too excited about Marlborough is because the picture in the clue looks like a cave, which made me lean towards Merlin's Cave in Cornwall.

Still no idea what the thing in the picture actually is

by **Dooners** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:50 pm

Cool!

There is a grotto in the mound - but no idea whats in it, or even if it is open to public (the picture I saw of it had gates accross).

Must admit the picture is holding me back too!

by **Lil Pip** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:07 pm

Found a picture of the grotto. Definitely looks closed off to the public. And from the sounds of it, Marlborough College doesn't like people snooping around their campus

by **Skizz** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:20 pm

Lil Pip wrote:Still no idea what the thing in the picture actually is

To me, it looks like a gas street lamp, a bit like this. Can't find anything about a streetlamp in a cave though.

Skizz

by **linzie** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 3:06 pm

It didn't look like a cave to me it looks more like open air with the way the algae has grown on it. I know its dark but they could have taken the piccy in the evening. Thats why I was leaning towards glastonbury ruins in somerset, its one of britains oldest Christian burial grounds and is one of the places merlin was supposed to be buried along with Arthur and Guinivere.
Sadly too far for me to go and have a look at the min but it does look like the sheltered bit in the middle of the site.

by **Toxophilite** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:28 pm

Just found almost the exact same picture on the internet, taken from a slightly different angle. The problem is it's quite expensive to gain access to this place so I'm assuming that the coin is located outside. I seem to remember when I went a few years back that some of the site does have public access. Unfortunately the person that took the picture wasn't specific as to where in the site is was taken. There are leaves on the ground though.

by **Lil Pip** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:41 pm

I know a lot of the caves around cheddar gorge are expensive to get into... but I can't remember any of them having anything to do with Merlin. Either I'm going down the wrong path with the cave theory, or I'm looking too much into the Merlin part of the clue.

by **Toxophilite** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:50 pm

It's not the Merlin of Arthurian legend.

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