As part of the celebrations for a momentous occasion, the Makers invite you to an A-Z TOUR OF YORKSHIRE.
There are 27 caches, one for each letter of the alphabet plus a bonus cache, scattered throughout Yorkshire. As you travel to historic, panoramic, beautiful or just plain quirky locations, you will pass through some of the most spectacular areas of the county.
Enjoy your tour of Yorkshire, God’s Own County.
You can find the series in any order. Each cache contains a number you need to keep a note of as adding the first 26 sets of numbers together will give you the co-ordinates for the Bonus Cache, which is GC7JF9A. Heading to that listing page will give you information on the rest of the series.
This cache is placed on a public footpath which crosses a farmer’s field. At the time of placing, there were sheep in the adjoining field. Please be aware that livestock could be present in the field and keep dogs under control.
Ughill is a small farming hamlet on the edge of Sheffield close to the A57 border with Derbyshire. It is also within the boundary of the Peak District National Park. The Anglo-Saxon farming community of Ughill is mentioned in the Doomsday Book.
The name may have Viking origins as a variant of Uhgil, meaning the steep-sided valley belonging to Uha. Ughill is situated near the top of a ridge. Drive south down Tinker Bottom from Ughill or north along Ughill Road and Hoar Stones Road and you will see how steep the valleys are on either side. No wonder there are so many reservoirs around Rivelin and Bradfield Dale. If you stand by the wall at GZ, you will have a splendid view down into Sheffield to the left, while to the right looms Derwent Edge above the Derwent and Howden Dams of WWII Dambuster fame.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, the area became important for mining potclay, an impure type of ganister, to make bricks for lining the steel furnaces in Sheffield. The brickworks, quarries and mines closed forty years ago and the land is once more used for farming, but a nearby small open cast quarry can be seen from the junction of Blindside Lane and Sugworth Road.
Some of the history of Ughill can be traced through its buildings.
- Ughill Manor is a Grade II listed farmhouse dating from the early 18th century. The adjoining cruck barn and cow house are also listed. Roof timbers from the barn have been dated to 1504.
- Ughill Hall was occupied by the Marriott family for over 300 years from 1442 to the late 1700s. More recently, in September 1986, it was the scene of a notorious double murder.
- A plaque on the wall of Upper House states that it was the home of the Worrall family from 1540 to 1988. Twenty-five generations of the family had lived in the hamlet over more than 700 years.
- Ughill Hall Farm is still a working farm.
- Platts Farm was owned by the Knights Hospitallers (Order of St John) before the Reformation. The crosses on the gable roof kneelers show the property was exempt from paying tithes.
This cache has been placed for the 10th Anniversary UK Mega Event - Yorkshire 2018
