Contour Ploughing in Elibank Forest
Forestry Commission copyright image of Forest Research photographs courtesy of Glenn Brearley, Roslin. A1717
Beautiful landscape view of Elibank Forest, Selkirkshire and all ploughing done on the contour. There may have been several reasons for contour ploughing apart from the possible view that it conserved water and prevented quite run off. Throwing the furrow uphill sometimes created a more even furrow but also by running around on the contour the plough was more continuously in the ground and only required lifting briefly at areas designated for rides or tracks.
Can anyone identify the buildings?
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The buildings on the left are three storey houses built in the early fifties. Nether Pirn farm is in the centre. All and the railway bridge bottom left can be seen today. Caberston Forest planted in the late sixties is now above the A72 road although the crags themselves are mainly treeless.
Comment left on 07 November 2019 at 23:00 by Callum Wilson
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