"He that diggeth a pit ...."

..... we'll hope not, anyway 

Ecclesiastes 10 verses 8 to 12:

[8] He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
[9] Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
[10] If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
[11] Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
[12] The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

Some very sensible advice there ..... somewhere!

The idea of getting part of the pit dug before the concrete arrives next Monday was simply that earth is cheaper than readymix concrete. I need quite a few cubic metres of earth to bring the level up at the back of the barn before putting concrete on top of it. Using concrete to make it level is the expensive option.



The pathetically small amount of spoil that's been dug out so far can just be seen at the back right of the picture. What we dug through was a layer of earth that has drifted in over the years, and then below that a made up floor, stones pounded down into clay, possibly with some other material added (ash? lime?) to make a reasonably solid floor. Below that there's a bit more earth, and then ....



... and then I think it's the bedrock. If I can borrow a digger it might be able to claw some of this up - the stone isn't really hard. Or at least sometimes it's not really hard. Plan B is to extend the pit so it's closer to the back wall of the hangar, where I expect there's a better depth available before I find the mountain again.