The cache is in a wood that is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest, because of its rich variety of mosses and interesting flora – PLEASE TREAT IT WITH RESPECT
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We came across this place a few years ago whilst walking in this beautiful valley and had forgotten all about it – just crying out for a cache. It’s an old quarry displaying some splendid rock art and now a miniature ‘lake’. Start in Grange opposite the Holy Trinity Church and follow the path for about half a mile to a wooden bridge then turning off to the right and up to the quarry (not mapped). It is hard to believe that this valley, now part of the National Park, was once a hive of industrial activity with iron smelting, charcoal burning, and mining for copper and graphite. Scattered hamlets reflect the Nordic influence in their names, while stone walls and vernacular buildings chronicle centuries of farming. Today farming struggles to make a living and visitors play an important role in sustaining the local community.
Folklore: Holy Trinity Church in the village was built in 1861. While standing on Grange Bridge, a young lady called Margaret Heathcote remarked how nice it would be to have a chapel in Grange, so she raised the money and within 11 years the Church was built. There is a photograph of Miss Heathcote in the porch showing an aristocratic old lady. The two panels in the Church sanctuary bearing the ten commandments were painted by her and the village school was built in her memory. In 1922 a cross of Borrowdale stone was erected in the churchyard with the names of four Grange men who died in the first world war, and after the 2nd world war, three further names were added.