The English/Scottish word for it is "bothy". But it might be better to use something a bit more internationally-intelligible.
On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 8:16 AM, Volker Schmidt <vosc...@gmail.com> wrote: > What about: > amenity=shelter > historic=alpine_hut > ruins=yes (if appropriate) > > Volker > (Padova, Italy) > > > On 27 March 2013 05:16, Steve Bennett <stevag...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> Just wondering how best to tag the historic "alpine" huts we have in >> the mountains of southeast Australia. Some basic properties: >> - usually fully enclosed (4 walls and a roof) although not necessarily >> weatherproof >> - usually have fireplaces >> - sometimes in good enough condition to sleep in (bring your own >> mattress and bedding) >> - primarily of historical interest, rather than for accommodation. >> That is, you might have lunch in the hut, or camp next to it - you >> wouldn't hike without a tent and plan to sleep in the huts. (They >> often have rodent and/or snake inhabitants...) >> - could possibly be completely uninhabitable or ruined. (Hiking maps >> here typically don't make much distinction, they might say "Smith Hut >> (ruins)") >> - typically built between 1850 and say 1920 by stockmen (cattle farmers). >> - only maintained for their heritage value - no one improves them, >> there's no hut warden or anything. >> >> Is this just an Australian thing? tourism=basic_hut seems like the >> closest, but still promises accommodation. I think most Australians >> would know what to expect, but there are frequent stories of unhappy >> Europeans expecting hot meals in the middle of nowhere... >> >> An example of a hut I visited on the weekend, Kelly Hut near Licola. >> Rough wooden walls, corrugated iron roof, stone chimney, dirt floor. >> There's a very rough sleeping platform (no mattresses), no table or >> chairs. The door is a sheet of corrugated iron. I'd have lunch in >> there, especially on a cold day, but I wouldn't sleep in there unless >> desperate. >> >> Steve >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tagging mailing list >> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > >
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