Tag:man_made=guard_stone
 man_made = guard_stone
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A guard stone: a stone built onto or into the corner of a building or wall to prevent carriages from damaging the structure, often found on either side of an entrance to a laneway, or alongside a wall to protect it. 
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The tag man_made=guard_stone is used for guard stones, also known as jostle stones. They were used in times of horse-drawn carriages to prevent carriages from damaging the wall, and to protect carriages from getting damaged. The majority are made from stone; some however are made of iron. Some of them bear survey markers such as benchmarks. They can be found on either side of a lane entrance or gateway. Sometimes, they are found in a row along a wall.
They are not to be confused with barrier=bollard, even though they might look similar, because guard stones do not prevent access (into a lane way).
How to tag
Add a node at the location (corner of a building, along a wall) and tag as man_made=guard_stone.
Additional tagging
Optional tags for guard stones are:
Examples
Guard stones protecting the wall of Chapel Lane in Kilkenny
Guard stone (right) at the entrance to Pudding Lane, Kilkenny
Guard stone in Kilkenny with a benchmark (crowsfoot) on it
Example at a former printing house at Salomonstraße in Leipzig, Germany
Two guard stones at the entrance to Turmstraße 70, Berlin, Germany
Guard stones in Schlossstraße, Neustrelitz, Germany
Guard stones on Seestraße, Neustrelitz, Germany
Guard stone and bollard, Hoogstraat, Venlo
See Wikimedia for more examples from Northern Ireland, France, Belgium, Germany and other countries.
See also
External links
- Wikipedia page about guard stones German Wikipedia ("Radabweiser"/"Prellstein") French Wikipedia ("chasse-roue")
- Jostle stones in Co. Clare, Ireland
- "This is why that weird iron post on South Main Street exists" Example from Cork, Ireland
- Radio piece on German radio station NDR on guard stones ("Kratzsteine") (in German)
- "die Kurve kratzen" - a German saying relating to guard stones explained (in German)