*flush*
This thing exists in a forest in West Sussex. The paper called it a “Mystical Waterfall.”
I don’t know about mystical. It looks to me like somebody pulled the plug and we’re circling the ‘ole.
Southern Water called it a “bellmouth drain” and said it was for drawing excess water away from dams. Speculation further down the article was that it was to drive a water mill, several of which were nearby.
I wish they had film or other views; it’s hard to make out how it works. It looks like it’s open at the far end and draining down into a lower stream. Which would make sense if it was to drive something.
I’m sure we could get a sense of the age of it if we could see the construction up close. Looks like there’s a small arch on the far side.
Imagine having such a thing in the landscape and having no idea how it came to be there. Funny old country.
February 28, 2022 — 8:07 pm
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