This National Trust cache will take you to our land at Port Mulgrave - a brilliant place for enjoying wildlife, hunting for fossils, learning about our industrial past or just enjoying breath-taking scenery.
The National Trust is a charity that protects special places in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, for ever, for everyone.
The settlement at Port Mulgrave owes its existence to the ironstone mining industry of the mid 19th century. The old mine entrance can still be seen 50 feet above the high water mark. After the mine ceased to be productive the tunnel was extended to join with the Grinkle Park mine and used to transport stone to the harbour by narrow gauge railway.
Little remains of the harbour these days. It was destroyed by the Royal Engineers during the Second World War to prevent it being used as a landing area by invading Nazi's. What remains is a popular spot for local sea fishermen.
Today Port Mulgrave is probably best known for its geology. The shales that make up the coastal slopes are rich in fossils and draw geologists and palaeontologists from far and wide. Ammonites can often be found in recent rock falls and you may be lucky enough to find reptile remains. If you do look for fossils at the base of the cliffs, please take the necessary safety precautions and listen out for falling rocks.