The cache is hidden near one of the better preserved sections of Grim’s Ditch which is a scheduled ancient monument.
Grim’s Ditch or Grim’s Dyke stretches over a 30km distance in the Chilterns from Bradenham, Buckinghamshire to Ivinghoe Beacon on the Hertfordshire-Bedfordshire border. It is not continuous, some sections have disappeared over the years and other parts may not have been dug as there were more suitable natural features.
It is unclear when it was dug but was in use in the Iron Age probably as an agricultural boundary. It became known as Grim’s Ditch in the Medieval period, ‘Grim’ being another name for the Norse god Odin and over time becoming conflated with the Devil.
The cache is not hidden in the ditch.
The landowner (Forestry Commission East England) does not assess the suitability or safety of the cache location. The cache placer and the cache finder have a responsibility to take reasonable precautions to protect their own safety and the safety of others. Hazards observed at or on route to the cache location should be reported to the cache placer.