Old Barn Photos

Were it not for @thekittygirl, I wouldn't know that pictures of old barns were a thing here on Hive. Anyway, I took a trip out to the middle of nowhere (relatively speaking, I'm from a country where "middle of nowhere" is pretty much everywhere, to the point where you have find far more ominous descriptors of true isolation) yesterday to look at an old farm that was for sale. I couldn't afford to buy the place, much less make it a decent place to live (the house was in terrible condition), but it's always fun to look.

This isn't the biggest barn I've ever seen, but as you may be able to tell from the windows and electric meter, this place is huge.

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I could only guess what the exact history of this place is, but given that the farm is not far from an old concrete plant (which has long been out of operation), it should come as no surprise just how extensive the use of concrete is in the construction here. The blocks are considerably newer than the solid walls.

This is one of the solid walls. There aren't many cracks.

Old cattle pens... fully electrified!

Using an old tyre to guard the saw teeth, clever.

The floors are concrete as well, which is unusual for a barn built circa 1900, but you have the nearby concrete plant that was in operation at the time for that. Too bad the floors are busted up beyond recognition.

The upper portion is supported by barely-hewn trees, about 30 cm diameter.

I didn't notice the swallow's nest until after I looked through my photos. The lighting down here was so bad that I had a hard time focusing my camera, so there are a lot of photos that aren't even useable.