The Viaduct
This impressive viaduct was built in 1830 (15 years after the battle of Waterloo). The viaduct was designed by the great engineer Thomas Telford, and apart from a public footpath which was added in 1934 it has remained unaltered to this day.
Under the viaduct you will see a further plaque that was placed there in 2007 to commemorate 250 years since the birth of Thomas Telford.
Thomas Telford
Thomas Telford (1757–1834) was a Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason, and a noted road, bridge and canal builder. After establishing himself as an engineer of road and canal projects in Shropshire, he designed numerous infrastructure projects in his native Scotland, as well as harbours and tunnels.
The cache
This geocache has been placed in this area during the winter months to try to encourage people to get out and about. I actually placed this one whilst out with my dad and both he and I enjoyed climbing up to this hiding place.