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A clochán on Dingle Peninsula, Kerry, Ireland

Types of dry stone hut include:

  • Clochán, associated with the south-western Irish seaboard
  • Mitato, found in Greece, especially on the mountains of Crete
  • Orri, associated with Ariège, France
  • Shielings in Scotland
  • Trulli, in Apulia, Italy
  • 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,[1] 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.[2]

Distribution in Europe
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Dry stone in Catalonia after recognition from UNESCO RC Solé - Cultural heritage in tourist contexts - dspace.uib.es

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