Printed from: https://conservationhandbooks.com/footpaths/drainage/cut-offs/
Cut-offs are bars or dips constructed across paths on slopes to divert any water flowing down the path to run off at the side. They are also known variously as diversion drains, waterbreaks, jarnocks, by-sets, grips, waterstops, and waterbars. The usual method of making a cut-off is to embed a bar of stone or wood...