6. Haytor Bracken Traditional Geocache

From the waypoint at #5, climb upwards through the bracken. There is no one clear path so choose your route. 

The steep sided gullies here are known locally as "Tinner's Girts". They were created by men, notably in the late 1700's as the industrial revolution drove a demand for Tin. The workers diverting water to run down existing natural channels to wash out tin and other minerals that had naturally eroded and then accumulated in streambeds over millions of years. To aid this, they moved rocks out of the steambed forming these channels. The water, containing the suspended particles of tin were collected downstream and allowed to settle. 

For details about this series, please see the first cache page - GC667CH (1. Haytor Bracken)

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