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field drainage, Coniston
site name:-   Boon Crag Farm
locality:-   Yewdale
civil parish:-   Coniston (formerly Lancashire)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   field drain
locality type:-   workplace
coordinates:-   SD30669852
1Km square:-   SD3098
10Km square:-   SD39

MN photo:-  
The field drainage here had failed, and was being lifted and rodded by two damp farmers.

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BSJ67.jpg (taken 30.3.2010)  
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BSJ68.jpg (taken 30.3.2010)  


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BSJ69.jpg  Rodding.
(taken 30.3.2010)  
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BSJ70.jpg  Rodding.
(taken 30.3.2010)  
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BSJ71.jpg  Drain tiles.
(taken 30.3.2010)  
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BSJ72.jpg  Drain spade
(taken 30.3.2010)  
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BSJ73.jpg (taken 30.3.2010)  

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