Saw pit

This is the site of a saw pit that was used by Merion Friends meeting.

A pit where a tree and or timber was positioned over it, deep enough for a person to stand in the pit. Two sawyers would work together with a two-handled saw to saw the timber into planks. One sawyer would stand above ground, above the timber and hold one handled end of the saw; the other sawyer would stand in the saw pit and hold the other end of the saw.