The locals have always refered to these as the icehouses, but the remains of a sandstone block and brick structures found in the woodland have been interpreted as a sandstone mine, in operation in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Four adits were identified together with evidence of a steam powered winding mechanism. It is possible that one of the adits had a shaft to the Spirorbis Limestone a few metres below the adit level.
To claim the cache, please take a photo of yourselves, or your GPS in front of one of the buildings.
Access to the area is either from Baxterley following the marked footpath, or via the old coal board from Baddesley Ensor, passing the settling pits and following the well trodden path
Virtual Rewards 3.0 - 2022-2023
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between March 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 3.0 on the Geocaching Blog.