I guess everybody is familiar with colonial drain spouts, then.
Here’s what B.Kennedy sent to me:
The item pictured today is a spout from a roof drain. It carries the rain
water away from the side of the house. Sometimes there is a catch basin at
ground level for the water to land in, thus avoiding erosion.
Is it a water drain from the roof?
That’s what my first thought was too – a drain spout.
A gargola… 😉
Possibly a smokestack or something similar that has fallen over?
I guess everybody is familiar with colonial drain spouts, then.
Here’s what B.Kennedy sent to me: