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LQ:DERBYSHIRE - Riber View Traditional Cache

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Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Welcome to the Derbyshire leg of Little Quest. For more information about this country-wide network of caches, please click on the "Little Quest" banner above.
Inside the cover of the logbook are the co-ordinates you will need to note down to allow you to complete the whole of "The Little Quest".

The cache is a small “Whitefurze” container holding the following items, at the time of deployment.

Basics:

Log Book & Pencil

Silica Gel Pack

 

Extras:

Turned Holly Ring

Euro Mountain Traveller Geocoin

ROC FTF Geocoin

"School Council" Badge

Yellow "My Little Pony"

Blue Plastic Dolphin Toy

A Savage Ork Shamen!

4 1.5V Watch Batteries

1 Small Limpet Shell

 

The cache is located just off the public footpath close to Riber Castle in Matlock. There are commanding views over Matlock and the surrounding areas. Riber castle is one of Derbyshire’s most famous landmarks and was built in 1862 as a residence for Mr John Smedley, a prominent character in Matlock during the period. He also built Smedleys Hydro in Matlock Bath. The castle, in it's short history, has been used as a boy's school, a food store during World War Two and in the early 1960's a group of zoologists created a Nature Reserve for British and European Fauna within the castle grounds. The Nature Reserve closed in September 2000 and during the following month the fixtures, fittings & animals were auctioned off.

 

Car parking is available in Riber village, a path towards the cache can be found by following the road up to Riber Castle and then turning off down a narrow path where the closed gates block access to the Castle itself.

 

Unfortunatley the castle is now closed to the public but it’s worth the trek up the hill just to see the view.

 

Please replace the cache as you found it.

Riber Castle

The owner of this cache is a proud emCache member


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