The cache is located at Mossdale Scar and is close to a poignant memorial plaque that commemorates the tragic deaths of six young and experienced cavers in June 1967. The small, 1000 yard long Marathon Passage acts as an overflow for the main stream, and because it is so small can be rapidly filled to the roof with flood water. The six cavers were on their way back along this tight crawl when, above ground, an intense rainstorm turned the beck into a raging torrent. The ensuing floodwaters rushed along the overflow to meet them. All six drowned and a plaque was placed above the now-sealed entrance as a tribute to their memory. A memorial to the cavers can also be found just inside the entrance to the church yard in Conistone. There's a flower container hung on the cliff close to the plaque, so please take a few flowers along with you to deposit. At the other end of Mossdale Scar, Mossdale Beck (a sizeable stream) vanishes completely at the foot of an overhanging cliff, among large blocks of limestone. It is an impressive site and the best example of a disappearing stream in the Dales. Mossdale Scar can be approached along the Bycliffe Road from Conistone or the car park at Yarnbury.
And there's more .......
If you liked this cache there are many more 'Sykesfamily' caches in similar, awe inspiring locations scattered around the Yorkshire Dales National Park and surrounding valleys. So grab your walking boot, pack your sandwiches, leave your troubles behind and head for the hills .... Enjoy!!
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