Canklow Woods Trail Traditional Cache

My first cache in Canklow woods hope you enjoy the stroll

Canklow Woods are first mentioned in a document of 1202 as Kankelawe which means steep hill. Some of the woodlands were coppiced and the young growth used for charcoal-making.The hillsides here and in Boston Park were quarried for the Rotherham Red sandstone also called Mexborough Red Rock but I don't know when the quarries first started or when they finished. The stone was used for several buildings, including the Thomas Rotherham College, and for the restoration of Rotherham Minster. One of the rock faces is now recognised as a regionally important geological site.It has Heritage Woodland status which means that the area has been woodland for at least four hundred years. Canklow Woods is also a Site of Scientific Interest for it's archaeological remains. A walk along the signposted trail various sign boards reveal a potted history in relation to where you are standing.

I hope you enjoy this area as much as the locals do.