Mountain of old tyres at Sloehabbert
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Mountain of old tyres at Sloehabbert
Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 1 May 2006
The concrete structure behind is a silage clamp; when it's full the grass is covered with plastic sheeting which has to be weighted more or less all over to stop it lifting in the wind. Tyres are ideal for this being relatively heavy and not usually having sharp edges that might tear the sheet and let air and water in to spoil the feed. (information provided by 4wd)
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Image Location
Latitude
54.820127
Longitude
-4.491817