Types of
dry stone hut include:
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Clochán, associated with the south-western Irish seaboard
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Mitato, found in Greece, especially on the mountains of Crete
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Orri, associated with Ariège, France
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in Scotland
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Trullo, in Apulia, Italy
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stone made roundavel in sotho culture
Uses of dry-stone huts include temporary shelter for shepherds and their animals, permanent habitations for monks or agricultural workers,
[Roger Sénat, Gérard Canou, Caselles du Quercy, Éditions du Laquet, Martel, 2001, 192 p., en part. chap. Les besoins des hommes, pp. 47-132 et Caselles habitations, pp. 133-146.] storage and
cheese making. Dry-stone huts may be
thatched or roofed with
sod, sometimes bound together with plant roots such as those of
Madonna lily or
sedum.
[Dry stone in Catalonia after recognition from UNESCO
RC Solé - Cultural heritage in tourist contexts - dspace.uib.es]
