GC2GV6H Lady Bagot's lime kilns (Traditional Cache) in North Wales, United Kingdom created by Molly's Crowd

This cache has been archived.

Graculus: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it.

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Chris
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A cache by Molly's Crowd Message this owner

Hidden : 10/16/2010

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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The GPS signal can be poor due to tree cover, but hopefully you should be able to find the Lime kiln at the side of the river. The cache is located on the right hand-side looking at the kiln.

See if you can spot the Aqueduct as you walk up the drive, note it looks like the water is running up hill.

Lady Bagot's Lime kilns

Twixt the small hamlet of Rhewl in the Vale of Clwyd , and village of Bontuchel , tucked into the folds of the Denbigh Moors, lies a gorge scoured by the tumbling Afon Clywedog . Alongside the river runs a footpath known to the chosen few as Lady Bagot's Drive. For generations this has inspired cyclists from as far away as Merseyside and Cheshire to include it in their route for the day.
The ' Drive' is of Edwardian provenance and was laid as a carriageway by Lord Bagot for his wife at the time Clocaenog Forest was planted. The timber stock became heavily depleted during the World War Two.
Intensive replanting after the ending of hostilities returned it to the dense forest we know now. There is a large stone monument on a hill in the forest to the memory of Lord Bagot . Known as the Pennant Stone this also featured regularly on run lists.
Some years ago a 'No Cycling' sign appeared at the Rhewl entrance to the Drive. This is of dubious legal status although it should be appreciated that whilst there is a pedestrian right of way along the entire length of the gorge , sections are in the private ownership of various parties.

It seems that little has changed in Lady Bagot's Drive since those days when daily life for the countryman and town dweller was so different. Today there is much pressure on secret places such as this. We can only hope that those who visit will appreciate it is a rich heritage indeed, and treat it, and those who live there, accordingly.
Lady Bagot's walk.

PS - the cache is in there!!

*** Congratulations to Lost'n'wet for being FTF on 21/10/10 ***

Thank you Mr Lost'n'wet for extracting this information from the caretaker and CONGRATULATIONS on FTFing the cache. I wondered what that thump thump noise was now I know
"The Hydro-pump has been there since 1947 , continuously pumping water up to the 10,000 gallon header tank in the woods to feed the nearby dairy, the replacement seals it had last month cost just over a grand and it's got a baby brother up on Moel Famau too"

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