Hankelow Traditional Geocache

Hankelow (SJ664466)

The current 1:25000 OS map shows a second brine pit on the Hankelow side of the river from Brine Pits Farm where there is also Brine Pits Wood. No Documentary records found so far, probably 17th-18th century. There are numerous sites in this area for more info visit this site.

Did you know?

• Every cell of your body contains salt - an adult human body contains about 250 grammes to maintain the normal volume of blood and digest food
  Salt is used in manufacturing an estimated 14,000 products
• Salt was used to preserve Egyptian mummies
• In many cultures, salt plays a vital part in religious ritual, symbolising purity
• Salt is a mineral that almost everyone in the world consumes
• Until relatively recently, salt bars were the standard currency of Ethiopia
• In old Japanese theatres, salt was sprinkled on to the stage before each performance to prevent evil spirits from casting a spell on the actors
• In Arab countries, if you ate another man's salt, you could not harm him in any way whilst in his home, and he would not harm you
• Salt is used to removed traces of water from aviation fuel after it is purified
  

Salty sayings!

• The word “salary” comes from the Roman times, when soldiers were given an allowance to buy salt
• In Ancient Egypt, slaves were traded for salt, hence the expression: “not worth his salt”
• “Salt of the earth”, meaning a person of great goodness, is one of over 30 phrases involving salt used in the bible
• If we are sceptical about a fact, we might “take it with a pinch of salt”