Natural flush mechanism
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Natural flush mechanism
Image: © Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff Taken: 6 Apr 2007
This 'ty bach' or little house, as the old-fashioned earth closet at the bottom of the garden was called, was built across a stream in order that the constant flow of water removed the waste (people further down the valley may not have thought it such a good idea).
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Image Location
Latitude
52.047507
Longitude
-4.710908