When I placed this cache my intention was to visit and place a
cache on the Summit of Crooked Edge Hill. However on reaching
Crooked Edge Hill I came to the conclusion that it was such an
uninteresting place that it didn't warrant a cache.
Fortunately completely by chance I came across this, and as soon
as I saw it I thought "CACHE". What exactly is it? Well to be
honest I am not sure. If any loggers can provide more info I would
very interested to read.
Reading Dave Lane's excellent Winter Hill
Scrapbook I have come to the conclusion that this is what Dave
Lane refers to as the "Drift". i.e. the former open seam of
Mountain Mine that is been commandeered for water extraction
purposes.
Mountain Mine was the name given to the coal mine that was
operated from 1860-1908 on the summit of Winter Hill. To this day
there remains a fascinating series of tunnels and adits below the
surface of the hill. There is a rumour that one goes to my home
village of Blackrod! Read all about them and the people who have
explored them in Dave's book.