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<blockquote data-quote="som farmer" data-source="post: 6721344" data-attributes="member: 86168"><p>if it is a sink hole, it must be enormous ! not far from roman houses, according to the archeologists, so I expect its from their drainage system. Over the years, we have uncovered many types of drain, as listed</p><p>stone gouts, some very large</p><p>withies laid in a trench</p><p>'herringbone' stone drains</p><p>horseshoe clay drains, sometimes on slate</p><p>jointed 2 inch pipes</p><p>ordinary 4 inch and 2 in clay drains</p><p>hexagon clay pipes</p><p>stone filled trenches</p><p>deepest drain, horseshoe, 8 ft deep, must have been dug in by hand, still working !</p><p>the amount of effort needed to put these drains in, was enormous, and very important to past ag, we have come across very old drains, with no apparent use.</p><p>1 very old, post roman drain/ditch, was found to have the remains (hobnails)of boots, at a junction, with the remains of another pair below them - time difference 150 years, burying boots at ditch/drain joints, was, again according to the archeologists, a normal practise, centuries ago, I will admit to finding the whole archeologist search, on our farm, which took 18 months, absolutely fascinating, only regret, we didn't get on time team, though they came x2 to look.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="som farmer, post: 6721344, member: 86168"] if it is a sink hole, it must be enormous ! not far from roman houses, according to the archeologists, so I expect its from their drainage system. Over the years, we have uncovered many types of drain, as listed stone gouts, some very large withies laid in a trench 'herringbone' stone drains horseshoe clay drains, sometimes on slate jointed 2 inch pipes ordinary 4 inch and 2 in clay drains hexagon clay pipes stone filled trenches deepest drain, horseshoe, 8 ft deep, must have been dug in by hand, still working ! the amount of effort needed to put these drains in, was enormous, and very important to past ag, we have come across very old drains, with no apparent use. 1 very old, post roman drain/ditch, was found to have the remains (hobnails)of boots, at a junction, with the remains of another pair below them - time difference 150 years, burying boots at ditch/drain joints, was, again according to the archeologists, a normal practise, centuries ago, I will admit to finding the whole archeologist search, on our farm, which took 18 months, absolutely fascinating, only regret, we didn't get on time team, though they came x2 to look. [/QUOTE]
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