Roaches Lock 4 - Near Yet Another Tree Traditional Cache

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Cartman67: Had a walk down here the other night to do a bit of maintenance and to be honest was quite concerned about the number of youths hanging about and drinking, I know it was night time however I have been down on a Saturday and Sunday during the day and have seen the same thing, therefore for the safety of my fellow cachers I am going to disable this whole series which is a real shame as it was my first.

I am looking for other area's in Mossley to place them and think I have found somewhere but need to scout it out and check for permissions.

I wonder if anyone else has had thier caches done by foot, bike, horse and canal boat lol.

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Hidden : 10/6/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: not chosen (not chosen)

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Geocache Description:

Locktite tub with pencil, log and a few bits.

Nice walk along the canal, hoping to stretch this series to take you to "Mossley White Horse"

******* Joint FTF to CnJnA / Mark & Tricia *******

Mossley

The name Mossley originates from the words moss meaning a boggy area and lea meaning a clearing in a wood. At one time much of the area would have been thickly wooded, with wild animals such as boars roaming.

Ancient Times

There have been people living in the Mossley area for thousands of years. A stone-age axe and arrowheads were found on the hillside above Top Mossley.
An ancient road runs high along the eastern side of the valley above Micklehurst, and the Romans, who used to travel between forts at Melandra and Castleshaw, improved this. Another Roman route through the area made use of an ancient track running along the ridge from Stalybridge over Luzley to Mossley Cross, then across Brookbottom to Quick Edge and Lydgate. Travellers kept away from the valley bottom, which was frequently marshy.

High on the eastern skyline of Mossley, above the ancient road, is Buckton Castle. The remains of the defensive ridge and ditch are still to be seen. It had been thought to be an iron age hill fort, but recent archaeological explorations by Manchester University have found the bases of stone walls as well as 12th century pottery and handmade iron nails The castle may have been built in the 12th century. The archaeology suggests that there was a substantial stone structure with walls around 8 feet thick and 15 feet high, with a gateway tower at its entrance with a room above. This is thought to have collapsed around 1200 AD.

Huddersfield Narrow Canal

The Huddersfield Narrow Canal passes right through Mossley along the valley of the River Tame. Opened in 1811, it fell into disuse in the 1940s but was restored and re-opened in 2001.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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