Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| lantry trough, Bowscale | ||
| Piss Pot | ||
| locality:- | Bowscale | |
| civil parish:- | Mungrisdale (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | lantry trough | |
| locality type:- | urinal | |
| coordinates:- | NY35853166 (??) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY3531 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY33 | |
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 CEC47.jpg courtesy of Colin Smith |
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| hearsay:- |
A lantry trough is built into a wall; it was known as the 'Piss Pot'. The urine collected
in it was a source of ammonia used in cleaning a thickening wool cloth. |
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| Look from the gate between Bowscale Farm Cottage and Home Farm. |
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