wooden drainage pipe

[pro bros]

putting in drainage round afarm steading today and we dug up a wooden drainage pipe about 8 feet long 9 inch diameter with 1inch holes bored along top every 10 inch never seen anything like this before .i cant tell what type of wood it is made of possibly elm but is very straight the centre hole is about 3 inch i cant put up pictures but google shows similar .st andrews uni said they might want to see it so ill let you know

[skyhuck]

The first water mains in London were Elm.

[agg221]

Sounds very interesting - if I recall correctly there are elm water pipes on display in the Museum of Edinburgh.

 

Alec

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

defo a great find, historic drainage or irrigation or supply, nice find.

[Rich2484]

With holes drilled in it a intervals could be and early soak away system.

[s.varty]

The oldest ones ive seen were clay horseshoes, early last century. But wood? theyve got to be a couple of hundred years old at least, 1 inch holes seem rather large for drainage but not having the technology etc. great find. I was told that the early drains were trenches filled with branches.

Edited March 8, 2013 by s.varty