HagDyke Hassle Traditional Cache
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The cache will go live at 07.00hrs on Saturday 11th April
2009
The Scouts have placed this cache to commemorate their stay at
Hagdyke over the Easter weekend of 2009.
The building was originally a farmhouse and its’ occupants traced
back to 1730, but it is probably older and could have housed miners
working in Dowber Ghyll lead mines opened in1680, the area of the
kitchen is the oldest. At 1525 feet it was believed to be the
highest house in the former West Riding. A “Dyke” in Dales dialect
means a mountain dividing wall and “Hag” means enclosed land or an
intake (from the moor in this case). The name therefore means the
wall bounding the intake from the moor. The house is reputed to be
haunted!!
In 1959/60 the farmhouse was entirely rebuilt as a Scout hostel. A
new roof and new floors were installed. The long barn (with its’
traditional width of 16 to 18 feet to allow turning of 2 oxen) was
pulled down and rebuilt as a common room and dormitories. The
original roof beams were preserved and a 44 inch thick wall
excavated to provide a connecting door, nearly killing a workman in
the process. Rebuilding took a year, with everything being brought
up by local farmers tractors. Workmen stayed at Hay Tongue farm and
the weather was incredibly fierce
The cache has been set up to give a lovely arial view of the
hosteland it's chapel, which at 1533 feet it is the highest in
England.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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