Photographs Of Ellen Pit (album)

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Northern1
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9 years ago

Does anyone know the purpose of the dished, brick-lined circular structure in the photographs? Diameter 5m, depth at centre about 0.5m, no evidence of burning, hand-made bricks set in clay. It has similarities to dew ponds on upland pastures- was it for watering pit ponies?

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rufenig
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9 years ago

Clay store
Wet clay used to stem shot holes?

Northern1
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9 years ago

Thanks for the suggestion. Do you know of any other examples that I can compare it with?

Jim MacPherson
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9 years ago

Most dew ponds seemed to either have a puddled clay top layer or later/rebuilt ones had concrete linings, I would have through brick would have been a bit prone to frost damage.

Northern1
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9 years ago

Good point. So this must have been covered, either roofed or lined with clay that has since been removed?

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I would have through brick would have been a bit prone to frost damage