The Wilsontown Ironworks were founded in 1779 on the banks of the
Mouse Water to exploit the abundant coal and ironstone resources
on the Cleugh estate, the property of Robert Wilson, one of the
three brothers who founded the enterprise. The works developed
over the following three decades, and a sizeable village rapidly
developed around it, housing 400 people by 1794 and nearly 2,000
by 1812, when the company employed 521 men, but managerial
failures and costly legal disputes between the owners led the
collapse of the company in 1812. William Dixon purchased the
business in 1821 and restarted production, but in 1842 the
Ironworks were finally closed, although coal mining continued in
the area into the middle of the twentieth century.
Coordinates to the cache container.
At the starting point for this multi cache The information board that now stands in front of you, Using the key 1 to 27
Subtract the number of the 2nd place from the number of the 1st place And 3rd from 2nd
IE- 24 Reservoir (subtract) 18 Forge (equals) 6 And so on. ;
N55 4$.%*&
$ :- Blast Refineries - Calcining Kilns = ?
% :- Casting Houses - School = ?
* :- Rolling Mill - Blowing Engine House = ?
& :- Gas Works - Charging House - Cupola Furnace = ?
W003 4!.+£^
! :- Red Row - Wright's Shop - Counting House = ?
+ :- Smith's Shop - Forge = ?
£ :- Quality Row - Rolling Mill = ?
^ :- Bell Pits - Smiths Shop = ?
Hope you all enjoy our Cache in this wonderfull area.
HAPPY HUNTING