> Adrian Farrel wrote: > My immediate reaction as soon as I started reading your mail was "Dene > Hole". Also, Adrian Pearce should have quite a bit to say on the > subject - are you reading Adrian? Yes I agree - the description sounds like a classic denehole (called chalkwell for that particular bottle shaped design). Presumably for agricultural use and the bottles are a coincidence. Adrian Pearce -- Visit my Underground Database for references to all kinds of mining and caving subjects. "http://wkweb4.cableinet.co.uk/adrian.pearce/INDEX.HTM" %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%