Alderton has the remains of a ringwork castle which has become
known as the Mount. The castle is now overgrown with trees but the
earthworks are still in a good state of preservation. The site is
some 2 acres in area. The ditch which is 5 metres deep in parts is
still fully accessible. The internal area of the castle has some
slight raised areas interpreted as building platforms. See the
information board on the mount to find out more. This site was dug
by The Time Team from Channel 4
It is believed that this site has been in use since the Iron age
all the way through to the modern day of which it is now an English
Heritage protected monument. The village of Alderton has a further
five protected monuments within its bounds, check out this website
for their histories: Friends Of Alderton Monuments
This Multi Cache starts by taking you around the glorious
village of Alderton visiting some of these landmarks, also allowing
you to see some of the outstanding homes and views this village has
to offer. The cache route then heads out into the countryside
surrounding this village so that you can take in the village from
different views; there are some points on the route where you will
need to watch Junior cachers very carefully.
Once you have parked your car walk up the steps onto the Mount
and have a look around. Here you will find STAGE1.
Now walk across the road to the church and have a look around.
Here you will find STAGE2.
and so the trail begins, good luck, any feedback would be much
appreciated. Should you decide to do this cache at night I
recommend you do NOT do it alone. You are looking for a small
cliplock box containing swaps and a logbook.