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Explosives to make drain at Unknown Forest

Explosives to make drain at Unknown Forest

Date Added: 21 January 2014 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 1952 Picture No: 2166

Forestry Commission copyright image of Forest Research photographs courtesy of Glenn Brearley, Roslin. Nil Ref No

No information or date but could be linked with a demonstration by Messers ICI to Conservator South (S) at Newcastleton Forest in 1952. Trial No 1 in the windblown area (Expt 15 P52). The explosion on hard ground with 0.5lb charges of gelignite spaced at 2.5feet over 30 yds and 1 foot deep. Drains created at depth of 3.5 – 5 feet and 6-8 feet wide with ragged edges.

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