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The Cage at Lyme Park

The Cage at Lyme Park

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The Cage at Lyme Park

Name: The Cage at Lyme Park
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This Highlight is in a protected area

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Peak District National Park

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Location: Lyme Handley, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Lyme Hall – The Cage at Lyme Park loop from Disley

9.90km

02:52

260m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. View of the Cage and Lyme Park – The Cage at Lyme Park loop from Hockley

8.14km

02:15

150m

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3. The Cage at Lyme Park – View of the Cage and Lyme Park loop from Disley

9.90km

02:47

200m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Dan Hobson

January 12, 2024

The Cage is a 16th-century folly in Lyme Park, a country estate managed by the National Trust. From this prominent position, you get breathtaking views that stretch east to Kinder Scout in the Peak District and west over Manchester and the Cheshire Plain. On clear days, views stretch as far as the coast by Liverpool.

M P

August 11, 2020

Part of the National trust Lyme Park.

Ian Delve

November 20, 2022

One of the most prominent view points at Lyme is from The Cage. Originally built in 1580, The Cage was a hunting lodge, where the ladies could admire the athletic abilities of the gentlemen as they hunted stag on the surrounding slopes. At the end of the hunt, the tower would become a banqueting hall for feating and drinking.

In later years, the building became used as a game keeper's residence and subsequently as a poachers' prison where anybody caught attempting to steal the hare and deer would spend their leisure.

The original tower was demolished in 1734 and was then rebuilt by Peter Legh XII. He had been imprisoned in the Tower of London on suspicion of treason before being acquitted and it is noticeable that the tower bears some resemblance to the central keep, The White Tower.

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Elevation 260 m

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Location: Lyme Handley, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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The Cage at Lyme Park

1. Lyme Hall – The Cage at Lyme Park loop from Disley

2. View of the Cage and Lyme Park – The Cage at Lyme Park loop from Hockley

3. The Cage at Lyme Park – View of the Cage and Lyme Park loop from Disley

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