On a sunny day in late November a friend suggested a 10 mile walk up Simons Seat. Aha thought I - I can get in a few caches. Shock – horror – there are none up there! Were none – now there are four. Please note that this area (Barden Fell) is Open Access land so can be closed for shooting and/or during grouse breeding season - or for fire risk if we ever get a decent summer again! NO DOGS are allowed at any time. Simons Seat – a lovely spot (if often boggy). Great views. Very popular with walkers, joggers and climbers so there will often be muggles around. The summit is normally far too busy for a cache so I placed it in the subsidiary rocks to the south west. There’s a prominent tower and a large oblong rock with a natural little cave beneath, in front of it. The cache is a small lock top and is guarded by a wedged rock on the right and moveable ones on the left. Be careful not to push the cache too deep into the “cave” or it may never be recovered again! It will hold some small items. Also take care replacing the covering rocks so that the lid doesnt get broken again. I think the co-ords are very accurate.
About Ye Ole Survey Monuments
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Ye Ole Survey Monument (YOSM) is a captivating series of caches that pays homage to the remarkable legacy of OutForTheHunt's YSM series (GC45CC).
YOSM caches are strategically positioned at or near Trig Points. These triangulation stations have played a pivotal role as surveying landmarks, contributing to the mapping of expansive territories.
Some of these points, bearing historical significance, might now be situated on private land or have vanished with time. As a result, the caches are artfully placed in close proximity, reverently acknowledging the historical importance of these survey monuments.
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More information, bookmarks and statistics can be found at the YOSM Website
If anybody would like to expand the Ye Ole Survey Monuments Series, please do.
I would ask that you request a number for your cache first at www.yosm.org.uk
so we can keep track of the numbers and names to avoid duplication