Rocky Rest Traditional Cache
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The Cache is a small click lock box located in a rocky outcrop on
an adventurous clamber up Holcombe Hill .
The Cache can not be reached by wheelchairs or pushchairs.
Please keep a watchful eye on children as the terrain is rocky and
steep in places and can become slippery in wet weather
Car park at N 53°38.537' W002°19.948' from here follow the footpath
to the bottom of the hill then rough path straight up the
hill
As this is our very 1st Cache placement, we wanted to show you some
of the beautiful scenery around Holcombe Hill. The cache is located
in a rocky outcrop on the way up the hill before you reach the
tower. The cache can be reached by either clambering straight up
the hill (Be careful in wet weather as the climb is rocky and steep
in places and the terrain can become slippery) or you can follow
the main path to the tower then come down around 80ft. The terrain
rating is for going the adventurous way, clambering up the rough
path route.
There are other Caches in the area you may want to pick up as
well.
This cache is a small click lock box, containing a log book, pencil
& small swap items. The cache is big enough to hold
TB’s
The memorial tower to Sir Robert Peel high above Ramsbottom was
planned and erected at the same time as Bury was preparing its
statue to the recently deceased statesman who was born in
Bury.
The tower occupies a prominent position on Harcles Hill (known
locally as "Holcombe Hill" due to its location next to Holcombe
village) 1100 feet (335 m) above sea level. The monument is
believed to have been designed by members of the memorial committee
who included the local textile entrepreneur and philanthropist,
William Grant. Grant was said to have been responsible for the site
which was in a direct line from his own house, Nuttall Hall, and St
Andrew's church.
A public subscription provided the £1,000 needed to build the
tower. The stone for the tower was obtained from the hillside. The
Peel Tower was opened in September 1852, the day after the
inauguration of the Baily's statue in Bury.
As at the earlier ceremony Frederick Peel was the principal guest
of honour, and he declared the monument to be a splendid memorial
to his father and to the principles of free trade. Local speakers
included Joshua Knowles and John Robinson Kay. Unfortunately, large
numbers who had traveled by excursion train from Salford arrived
too late to witness the ceremony.
Inside the entrance to the tower is an extract from Peel's speech
to the House of Commons in 1846. It emerged later that the tower
had been planned and built in such haste that the necessary
permission had not been obtained from the owner of the land, the
Duke of Buccleuch. This matter was eventually rectified in 1868
when the land was transferred into the keeping of six trustees, on
the condition that it would not be used for contentious public
meetings.
If the tower, in the words of the Manchester Guardian, is not 'a
specimen of architectural beauty', it does provide a conspicuous
landmark, and it also has a viewing platform from which to look
across the surrounding countryside. The original internal staircase
eventually became unsafe and was bricked up; later, the tower was
reconditioned and a new staircase provided. The tower is 128 feet
(39 m) high.
The tower was renovated in 1929 and at various other times. The
tower closed after World War Two in 1947 and was reopened and
rededicated in November 1985 by Conservative Councillor Alice
Maders.
This Cache has been placed with the very kind permission of the
National Trust. Please respect the area & the wildlife. Have
fun & happy hunting
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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