Rock walls have been used for thousands of years to delineate property lines. As modern building techniques evolved or property is consolidated throughout the years, their importance decreases and they are abandoned. I always found it interesting when I come across a rock wall where I least expect it: What did the original property look like? Why a boundary here?
This is the 16th in a series highlighting forgotten rock walls that I have come across, usually while geocaching. The others are available at the following link:
Listing of Forgotten Rock Wall caches
OK, so this isn't a traditional rock wall like my other ones but it is a wall made of rock and one look around and you will see that this whole area is forgotten. It appears that there were three houses here sometime in the past. I don't recall them being here though. In fact, most of the year this particular wall is obscured by foliage so it is unclear how long it has been here. Be careful ascending the steep hill to the wall, you may want to leave the little ones out of this hunt. If you are coming down Spring St, you should easily spot a path to bring you up towards the cache. Parking is plentiful on Bishop Nazery Way. While there, you can find the eponymous Bishop Nazery Way cache. Thanks to hop hop hooray for slightly moving that cache to make room for this one!