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There is a similar folk belief to determine where to build a house. If you have a plot of land, have a herd of sheep graze there. The spot they choose to sleep is where you should build your house.

This of course assumes that you have a large enough plot of land, and no zoning laws telling you where you can and can't build.

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I think we can confidently say it also requires having a flock of sheep or being able to borrow one for a day or so. Sheep as a Service for those of us who don't have a flock of our own?

I wonder if there's any correlation between sheep grazing locations and actual desirable features for building?

My intuition says sheep would graze where the grass is greenest, which if it's like my property would be where the soil keeps water for longer after a rain, which would decidedly be a bad spot to try to set my foundation. But I don't necessarily live in the climate or a similar geological area where this folk belief originated, so now I'm curious.

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