Caird Park series - Den o' Mains Traditional Geocache
jmc66: Lots of work going on in this area just now, including tree felling, and more due to commence soon.
Caird Park series - Den o' Mains
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The Gelly Burn runs through the Den o' Mains bringing with it an abundance of wildlife and improving the biodiversity of this wee gem on the edge of the city.
This series of caches in Caird Park, which incorporates Mains Castle, and Den o’ Mains is located in the north of Dundee, just over the Kingsway. Caird Park also includes one 18 hole, and two nine hole golf courses operated by the City Council. The Den o’ Mains in particular is well worth a visit – don’t forget your camera. The castle is privately owned and is available for functions.
Sir James Key Caird (1837-1916) was a Jute Baron and philanthropist. Born in Dundee, the son of a linen manufacturer, he became one of the city's most successful entrepreneurs, who used the latest technology in his jute mills. Established by his father in 1832, the Ashton Mill in the Hawkhill area was rebuilt by Caird in 1876, and extended in 1887 and 1908. He bought the Craigie Mill on Arbroath Road in 1905. Between his two mills, he employed around 2000 workers.
Having grown enormously wealthy, Caird became a generous benefactor. He gave substantial sums to extend the Dundee Royal Infirmary and gifted both the Caird Hall, which dominates City Square, and Caird Park in the north of the city. The Marryat Hall, gifted by his sister Mrs Emma Grace Marryat, links to the Caird Hall. Caird also funded Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition of 1914-16, and Shackleton's boat was named in his honour, as was the Caird Coast of the Weddell Sea.
Caird was knighted in 1913 and was awarded an honorary degree by the University of St. Andrews.
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