"Crystal Well" Traditional Cache
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Park at N.55.33.931
W.002.37.074.
follow signs for St.Cuthberts Way
A bit muddy so welly's or walking boots are a good idea.
There are also a few wooden steps depending on what way you go.
This cache is about a half mile walk from the car park at the church through lovely woodland paths and if you go during the summer months there are some very spectacular wild flowers in bloom.
"Crystal Well"is the romantic name for the spring that was a good source of clean water for Benrig House at the top of the hill.In the mid 1800's the Elliot family built a pump to bring water to the house,you can see the room where the mules or donkeys powered the pump by trudging round and round.The pump or ram itself was in the smaller chamber next door.
The Elliots made other improvements too.
They built a decorated grotto for the spring,making a picturesque stopping place for a walk along the Tweed.
They also built a small gas works a little further downstream,and an ice house upstream from the well,which meant not only had they running water but also gas lighting and frozen food as well,all very mod con.
The cache is a small film canister
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