National Trust Loftus Alum Trail #4 Traditional Cache
National Trust Loftus Alum Trail #4
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This series of caches, placed by the National Trust will take you on an exploration of the Lotus Alum Quarry.
The National Trust is a charity that protects special places in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, for ever, for everyone.
Today the Loftus Alum Quarry is a peaceful place to get away from it all and enjoy the cliff top views of the coast, but between 1656 and 1863 it was a centre of industrial activity.
At its height this was the most prolific quarry complex on the Yorkshire Coast, producing around 900 tonnes of alum per year. Alum was a valuable product at this time as it was a vital ingredient for the textile and tanning industries. Remains of the industry still survive.
The final cache of the series is hidden within the quarry where the huge quantity of removed shale has created a double cliff. The quarry floor has developed some interesting vegetation as it has returned to nature. A 'dry heath community' now exists with species such as ling, bell heather, sheep sorrel and wood sage.
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