Belt Drive Traditional Cache
Method81: Unfortunatley I'm having to archive all of my caches due to been unable to tend to them. I now live in a different part of the country so if anyone should wish to take over the reigns then please feel free to contact me.
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This cache is located about 500m off the road, parking is available at 52°43'57.56"N 1° 8'15.71"W. The site is accessed via public footpath through the fields so be prepared for a muddy,wet and uneven surface that isn't suitable for push or wheel chairs.
The cache is a small plastic 4" lockbox containing a pencil, log and trade items.
Mountsorrel is home to one of the largest granite quarries in Europe, with an area of 785,400 m2.The granite, technically horneblende granite, is primarily used in construction and road-repair. The quarry produces approximately 3 million tonnes per annum with reserves of 160 million tonnes of granite, making it one of the top ten largest producing quarries in Europe in 1997 . The quarry is blasted at 12.30pm most weekdays, with a force that is felt throughout most of the village, the belt will operate around this time.
As early as 1860, there was a branch line, the Mountsorrel Railway, to the quarry, the path of which is now followed by a mineral conveyor to Barrow-upon-Soar, where the quarry rock is sorted for distribution
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Pybfr gb cnivat fyno.
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