Co. Durham A-Z ~ P = Pity Me Traditional Cache
Us 4 and Jess: Cache has gone!
Co. Durham A-Z ~ P = Pity Me
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Pity Me is a village in County Durham in England.
It is claimed that during one flight from a Viking invasion, monks sang the 51st Psalm. The Latin words of the psalm are Miserere mei, Deus, meaning "Pity me, O God" in English. For its part, the Oxford Dictionary of British Place Names speculates that it may simply be "a whimsical name bestowed in the 19th century on a place considered desolate, exposed or difficult to cultivate". However, it probably refers to a Pithead Mere, an extended area of boggy waste ground, onto which the outwash from minehead pumping engines was discharged. An alternative theory suggests, as with some local place names in County Durham, the name derives from Norman-French for 'A Small Lake'. Another theory stems from the same derivation but that 'petit mer' is an ironic name for the settlement given the arid nature of the local land.
Loads of parking at
N 54 47 998 W001 35 377
Then cross the road and follow the Public Footpath to the cache.
A really nice short walk with some great views
Have fun!!
Co. Durham A-Z ~ Q = ??? coming soon......
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Vg'f jrr naq ba n gerr
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