19th September 2013, 12:24 AM
So what's the differences between a ditch a dyke and a drain?
Bizarre ditch question time.
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19th September 2013, 12:24 AM
So what's the differences between a ditch a dyke and a drain?
19th September 2013, 06:28 AM
Wax Wrote:So what's the differences between a ditch a dyke and a drain?and a gully...
19th September 2013, 08:50 AM
Wax Wrote:So what's the differences between a ditch a dyke and a drain? Geography Ditches/gullies was done to death a year or so back, can anyone remember which thread that was on so we can pass it on to Tool as homework?
19th September 2013, 09:42 AM
Dinosaur Wrote:Geography Exactly, in Scotland, a dyke is "A drystone or turf wall forming a linear barrier." A ditch is "A long, narrow channel dug in the ground, used for irrigation or drainage, as a boundary or as part of a defensive barrier" and a drain is "An artificial channel for draining liquids".
19th September 2013, 03:22 PM
So does that mean all drains are ditches, but that not all ditches are drains, and the long wide ditches are not actually ditches? (Could they be canals - thinking of the RMC down in Kent cutting off the Romney Marshes?).
19th September 2013, 05:04 PM
How's about "Fossa Canalis" (just made that up)? Romanists would love that.
19th September 2013, 05:19 PM
Oi, Dino, I ain't doing no homework this weekend! First weekend off in two months so gonna sleep and wash clothing the colour of which I've long forgotten! But other than that, always grateful for information and pointers. It's becoming increasingly clear just how little I know!
20th September 2013, 12:37 PM
[quote=VGC]Exactly, in Scotland, a dyke is "A drystone or turf wall forming a linear barrier."
And tis this too in Engerland!!!!!! However they may call it a dike now and again ![]()
20th September 2013, 12:50 PM
A quick scan through many English OS maps of wetter areas will, however, soon educate one to the usage of the words dyke and dike in connection with ditches
20th September 2013, 10:15 PM
just had a long linear coming out of my.......
Reason: your past is my past
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