Wash houses.

 In France there are many small buildings usually near rivers or set on water springs called Lavoirs, many villages in our area have restored  them as they were used by the communities for washing clothes etc. They  usually take the form of a covered area with a large stone trough that has fresh water flowing through. The above picture I took on a walk up the valley side through a lovely hamlet called Chaban and this was spotted at the side of a track just outside the village, a small overgrown man made well which I presume is a very old Lavoir. A large recess on the left with a shallow fresh water pool plus a small hole to the right, whatever for I'm not sure, it's a shame it's not looked after but maybe given time it will be restored.

Another pic below of the aftermath of last Tuesdays amazing storm on the track next to the river Vezere, with Les Granges in the distance you can see how much debris was brought down in the woods