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Buf'lo Farm
Submitted by pauline

From the page in the album entitled Jat Incline and Customs Pass via Tates Cairn.

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Sunday, July 11, 1954
Gallery: 
1950s Pauline's Photos
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Submitted by moddsey on Tue, 2011-04-26 02:02.

The area was sometimes referred to as Buffalo Pass.

Submitted by pauline on Tue, 2011-04-26 05:57.

Does anyone know what became of Buf'lo Farm?  Coming from rural England as I do this doesn't look like any farm that I have seen before and I can't really make it out at all,  I assume that the animals are buffaloes but, if so, what were they used for?  I am mystified so if you know any more moddsey please do tell!

Pauline.

Submitted by moddsey on Tue, 2011-04-26 06:16.

No idea at this juncture. But Buffalo Pass and Buffalo Hill are mentioned here:http://www.hansens-hikes.com/Hikes/Eastern-Hills.html

Submitted by pauline on Tue, 2011-04-26 06:41.

Thank you for the link.  I have looked at the Hanson's hikes and I can see why my husband went on these exploring trips, he always liked to be walking and climbing!!

Pauline.

Submitted by David on Tue, 2011-05-03 22:56.

I'm wondering if it was originally some type of WW2 pillbox or military building?

The shape of the building isn't a regular square or rectangle. Instead it has several angles to it, similar to observation points we've seen.

If you zoom in to the corner of the building nearest to us, you can see the building is built into the ground, and an L-shaped retaining wall is built to leave a passage to what looks like the door. That's a lot of unnecessary work if you're just building a farm.

Has anyone seen / heard of military buildings in the area between Tate's Cairn and Buffalo Pass?

Regards, David

Submitted by David on Fri, 2011-05-06 16:45.

I checked with Rob Weir, and he's confirmed it is Pillbox 126. This is the first photo I've seen of a British pillbox in Kowloon or the New Territories!

Regards, David

Submitted by pauline on Sat, 2011-05-07 05:20.

I am delighted that this photo has proved so interesting,  it was a puzzling structure to me but now all is revealed!!  Would there be any connection with the next photo,  defences on one rise more?  Thank you for this David.

Regards, Pauline.