All Points
Kirkby Moor:
Kirby Moor is situated just outside the Lake District National Park and is named Lowick High Common on Ordnance Survey maps. At its highest point it is 334m above sea level. The Moor is crossed by several public footpaths, as well as the Kirkby Slate Road. There are also numerous tracks built across the fell in association with the wind farm; although notices request walkers to stick to the public rights of way, in practice there is no issue with using the newer tracks, and as from 28th May 2005 the land is access land under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. The wide range of paths allows for many start points and routes to explore the heather clad hills.
The Compass Rose:
The Compass Rose has appeared on charts and maps since the 1300's. The term "rose" comes from the figure’s points resembling the petals of the well-known flower. Originally, this device was used to indicate the directions of the winds and the 32 points of the compass rose come from the directions of the eight major winds, the eight half-winds and the sixteen quarter-winds.
A compass has four main or cardinal points (N, S, E & W). Half way between the cardinal points are the four inter-cardinal or half cardinal points (NE, SE, SW, NW). The eight directions dividing the cardinal and half cardinal points are called points, e.g. NEbyE, SWbyS. (The rules for expressing these are – you always go from the nearest half cardinal or cardinal point 'by' i.e. towards a cardinal point.)
In the Middle Ages, the names of the winds were commonly known as: tramontana (N), greco (NE), levante (E), siroco (SE), ostro (S), libeccio (SW), ponente (W) and maestro (NW).
The 32 points are simple bisections of the directions of the four winds and for apprentice seamen, one of the first things they had to know were the names of them all. naming them all off perfectly was known as "boxing the compass". A 17th century source gave an Accurate Table of Winds, Ventorum Accurata Tabula, as :-
N Boreas Aparctias NORD Tramontan
NNE Nord Nord est Tramontana Graeco
NE Boreas NORD EST Graeco
ENE est Nord est Levante Graeco
E Eurus Apeliotes EST Levante
ESE est Sud est Levante Siroco
SE Euros SUD EST Siroco
SSE Sud Sud est Ostro Siroco
S Notus Notos SUD Ostro OR Mezogiorno
SSW Sud Sud ouest Ostro Garbino
SW Lips SUD OUEST Libegio or Garbino
WSW Ouest au Sudouest Garbino ponante
W Zephyrus Zephyros OUEST Ponante
WNW Oest Nord Ouest Maestro Ponante
NW Argeotes NORD OUEST Maestro
NNW Nord Nord Ouest Maestro Tramontana
The Cache :
To complete this series you must first find the main cardinal caches (N, S, E & W). These will provide information in order for you to find the inter-cardinal caches (NW, SW, SE, NE). Only when you found these you will be in possession of clues to final the final cache – The Rose.
All caches are located within the confines of the area commonly known as Kirkby Moor – Good Luck
All Points East : Farming
Kirkby Moor has been worked by man for many years. It is currently only used for the rearing of game birds but you do see the odd sheep !. On the lower east flank of the moor lies a melancholy piece of abandoned farm machinery.