Sixteen Foot Drain
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Sixteen Foot Drain by Tony Thomas as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk

Image: © Tony Thomas Taken: 21 Jun 2007
These drainage channels date from the 17th century. As the drained land dried out, the land sunk, so these drainage channels are now higher than the surrounding ground.
