GC3HPE0 Bleach Fields in the D2D Country Park (Traditional Cache) in Southern Scotland, United Kingdom created by Sweeney Toddlers

This cache has been archived.

Sweeney Toddlers: Well, the cache was still there, albeit overly camo'd. A big hole has been excavated near GZ since we last visited, so it's not quite as nice a spot.

We'd already decided, with the demise of Amazoing Disgrace, that it was a time for a clear out in this area. There's not enough cache turnover in the Glasgow area. We have removed the cache to free up the space.

Thanks to all who visited!
The Sweeney Toddlers x

GC3HPE0 ▼

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Hidden : 4/22/2012

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A quick cache at an old ruin (more below). The approach can be from the many woodland paths but it is also possible to walk up the road from the parking waypoint and hop over a small wall. From this direction it's pretty dry. Please bring a pen although the cache does contain a few swaps. The graffiti suggests that there may be times when local youths hang around here. We've never seen them but perhaps best to visit in daylight. Also the building has 'danger' signs on it so no climbing!

Early pic

The information here has come for the Dams to Darnley page and the Hidden Glasgow Forum. More information can be found on these sites. This ruin is felt to be part of the infrastructure around the bleachfields. Bleaching was an important process in wool, cotton and linen production, and was often performed in preparation for dyeing. Before the introduction of chemicals, bleaching was a natural process which utilised the power of the sun. Bleachfields were simple areas where cloth was laid out in the sun to bleach. It was at his bleachworks at Darnley that Charles Tennant (1768-1838) produced the chemical combination of chlorine and lime powder that led to the development of bleaching powder. He moved on to start up the St. Rollox chemical works; which in the 19th century was the largest chemical works in the world. He was buried in the Glasgow Necropolis where there remains a monument to him.