Draining and Flooding Please choose one ADMINISTRATION AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS COMMUNICATIONS CONFLICT CULTIVATION ENCLOSURES ENERGY EXTRACTION FLOODING GRAZINGS HOUSING KNOWLEDGE LEISURE MANUFACTURE PERCEPTION SETTLEMENTS TRADES Land drainage Soil drainage Protection Wells and dams Flooding Laying drain tiles, Portmoak Moss, Kinross-shire Sub-soil drainage was badly needed in Scotland, but was not extensively applied until the 1840s, when new technologies allowed tiles to be mass-produced. Government grants encouraged land drainage and exemption from tax made tile drainage cheaper still. The long handled implement on the ground is a drainage scoop, used to dig out the trench, the depth and narrowness of which would make for difficult digging by spade. The hand-thrown tiles are shaped so as to interconnect in the trench whilst still allowing drainage water in. The waterlogged nature of the ground is evident from the soil, turned over on the right, and the growth of rushes. Resource pack   1     2     3