Could this be a Privy?

Welcome to our Antique Bottle community

Be a part of something great, join today!

hemihampton

Well-Known Member
Joined
Oct 6, 2006
Messages
9,177
Reaction score
6,231
Points
113
I was in a Field where I think a old House once stood, Off to the side I found a big round depression & in this depression was a bunch of big Rocks. I've heard some people call these rocks & other items placed over a Privy were called a Cap to keep animals & others from digging it. Does anybody think this could be a Privy pictured her? LEON.

53FFB89321A74368AE022C2E20C49F08.jpg
 

Attachments

  • 53FFB89321A74368AE022C2E20C49F08.jpg
    53FFB89321A74368AE022C2E20C49F08.jpg
    195 KB · Views: 73

hemihampton

Well-Known Member
Joined
Oct 6, 2006
Messages
9,177
Reaction score
6,231
Points
113
Another Pic. LEON.

EC9212A870F34ED08B99C5573F3BDF10.jpg
 

Attachments

  • EC9212A870F34ED08B99C5573F3BDF10.jpg
    EC9212A870F34ED08B99C5573F3BDF10.jpg
    179.3 KB · Views: 73

atdadump

Well-Known Member
Joined
Aug 10, 2004
Messages
60
Reaction score
1
Points
0
Could be a old root cellar that has collapsed!
 

mtfdfire22

Well-Known Member
Joined
Feb 7, 2011
Messages
788
Reaction score
6
Points
18
Location
munger MI
Looks to me like a farmers rock pile. Farmers pull them out of the fields and stack them up to keep them out of the equipment.
 

hemihampton

Well-Known Member
Joined
Oct 6, 2006
Messages
9,177
Reaction score
6,231
Points
113
Hard to see in pic but around the rocks was a slightly built up mound of dirt in circular shape with the sunken depression in middle of mound. In the Pics it all looks kinda flat. Also this was located near front of property where house would of been & behind this was 5 acres of Field. Farmers usually put there Rock piles at back property treeline & more of them. I'll need Tom to Probe it for me? LEON.
 

Latest posts

Members online

No members online now.

Latest threads

Forum statistics

Threads
83,411
Messages
744,242
Members
24,455
Latest member
DaveL
Top