Approaching a disused gravel pit in Boathouse Wood

Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 19 Jan 2020

The view is from near the eastern edge of the woods. To the right, beside the River Leven, is a path that is also part of a cycle route. A low but clearly visible earthen ridge is shown receding from view; to its left is a large expanse of lower ground. That lower ground forms a wide, deep, straight hollow that leads NNW and which opens out at its far end to form a still wider pit: Image See that link for the representation of this feature on some large-scale mapping. The low ground to the left of the ridge was therefore the way of getting to the gravel pit, and of getting material out. The boathouse that gave these woods their name is long gone, but it was not far away, at about Image

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