Cuthbertson Turf Cutting Plough -Twiglees Forest
Forestry Commission copyright images of Forest Research photographs courtesy of Glenn Brearley, Roslin. B2100
One of a series of 10 photographs showing a cut turf producing plough being demonstrated at Twiglees Forest west of Lockerbie. This twin furrow plough produced a furrow either side of the drain but as it had an additional turf cutting wheel mechanism fixed on the frame the lines of turf were cut into 30 inch segments.
This photograph details: ‘B2100 In the background the slope has been drained by Cuthbertson Turf Cutting Plough and the pre cut turfs have been spread out by hand.’
Note clearly seen but assume the turfs were laid out in four rows at around 5 foot spacing between the drains – quite a task if the segments of furrow were 30 inches long.
Can anyone name any of the observers?
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