Around here those are called poll-barns. They are usually constructed with
utility poles ( or similar ) a roof truss system, and corrugated/galvanized
metal sheets. They cover farm equipment, feed storage, and sometimes
animals.

On Thu, Aug 29, 2019 at 9:02 AM Paul Allen <pla16...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Wed, 28 Aug 2019 at 23:35, Graeme Fitzpatrick <graemefi...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Thu, 29 Aug 2019 at 01:02, Paul Allen <pla16...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> more happy pigs to be found here (supposedly)
>>>> https://www.naturalpigfarming.com/low%20res%2060/IMG_1385.jpg
>>>>
>>>
>>> And that is a pig pen.  But, according to some, also a pig sty.  An
>>> enclosure rather than a building.
>>>
>>
>> This time, I'd go sty, although pen would also be OK.
>>
>
> In common parlance that could be a sty or a pen.  However, I don't think
> you'd map it as
> building=sty (or even building=pen) because it's not a building.
>
>
>> The one's I've seen in farmyards have had a rudimentary roof in one
>> corner, with the rest being dirt or mud!
>>
>
> The bit of roof could be building=sty (a bit of a stretch, though).  I'd
> be tempted to make it
> building=roof.  Especially as that's how somebody might map it if seen
> from the road but
> no pigs were around at the time.
>
>
> --
> Paul
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