Wonderful Wyverns Traditional Geocache
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A quick, (very) little, wheelchair accessible cache. Bring your own pen!
Extracting the log from the cache can be a bit challenging. You might want to bring a pin or a needle with you to assist in this task.
The Grange district of Edinburgh lies approximately 1.5 miles south of the city centre and to the north of Blackford Hill.
Whilst not renowned for local landmarks and ancient historical monuments, like most districts it has a fair amount of local history associated with it and is home to the Carlton Cricket Club - which is located very close to this cache. It used to contain the training departments for both the Royal Bank of Scotland and the Bank of Scotland, but both of these buildings have now been sold and converted back into residential property. The historic Grange Cemetery lies in the middle of the district.
The origins of The Grange can be traced back to the 12th century when it was originally named the Grange of St. Giles. The first record of any building was a fortified farmstead built by the monks of St. Giles Kirk.
By the 18th Century this had been extended and become Grange House. The Wyverns in the title of this cache originally formed part of a gateway within the grounds. The house was the baronial home of the Dick-Lauder family - who's association with the area is remembered through the names of a number of the local streets, such as Dick Place and Lauder Road.
The area started to be built up from the mid-19th Century when the family feued the land for building.
The first developments were in the north, with the southern part developed in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century.
Grange house was demolished in 1936, having fallen into disrepair - but the wyverns were relocated along Grange Loan, one at the end of Lover's Loan next to the aforementioned cricket ground and the other a little way to the East.
In the mid to late 20th century many of the houses were sub-divided. In addition a number of blocks of flats that perhaps aren't really in keeping with the character of the area were built within it.
Much of the district now lies within a conservation area - which provides a degree of protection against further such developments.
For those who have read Philip Pullman's Dark Materials Trilogy, you might be interested to know that the Astley Ainslie Hospital is sited on the old farm of Egypt. In 1540 James V recognised Johnny Faa, a gypsy, as lord and earl of Little Egypt.
Going east from the cache location along Grange Loan will bring you first to the other wyvern (waypoint below) and then, close to Findhorn place a non-descript sandstone block set in the wall on the North side of the road with Penny Well inscribed upon it - marking the location of said well.
Further Reading: Sciennes and The Grange by Malcolm Cant.
Additional Hints
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Zntargvp anab haqre uvatr