Doing the Dodds - Great Traditional Cache
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This is one of three caches placed at the northern end of the Helvellyn range on the ‘Dodds’. They are all situated at over 2,500ft.
Great is the highest of the Dodd’s at 2,807ft. In 'A Dictionary of Lake District Place Names' Diana Whaley suggests a meaning of 'the large, compacted rounded summit.' The cache is a small tupperware box containing only a log book and pencil. There is room for TB’s and Coins. The cache is a tat free zone.
The cache is situated under a small boulder about 35metres from the shelter at the south-east end of the summit plateau. It is adjacent to the path from Watson’s Dodd so it may be necessary to revert to subterfuge to retrieve the cache if others are about – or you can take the opportunity to explain to them the joys of caching ! Please see spoiler. Seen from the side the boulder projects slightly, but this is not well seen in the spoiler. The shelter is visible from the cache site.
The cache is placed with the permission of United Utilities Thirlmere Office.
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