Midlothian Council Ground Land Slip Photographs

 
This photo shows the extent of the land slip travelling away from the Ironmills park steps towards the bowling club to the East.

 
 This photo gives an indication of what is happening to the smaller trees downhill of the centre of the land slip. They are leaning into the hill as the land rotates underneath.

As the land slip gap travels West it finds the line of least resistance hard against the concrete base of the steps. Here the small trees are being forced with the direction of the slip, towards the river.









The land slip is described as a rotational slip. I am no expert but it is clear that a layer of sand left the steep bank and is now in the river. As that slip layer of sand has fallen the soil and gravel layers above appear to be tilting or rotating and there are 2 clear cracks in the land; one atop the cliff face and one further uphill. If you imagine an apple sitting on your desk. Tip the top of the apple away from you and the bottom comes towards you. That best mimics the movement of the soil layer on the bank.





This last photo may be useful to compare and contrast with the previous blog post. The hand rail has sunk further into the ground and the torque pressue has caused the rail to crack on the corner section. Must be some force to do that to cast iron.













All photos from April 18th 2013