Dry stone hut explained

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]

Notes and References

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 UNESCORC Solé - Cultural heritage in tourist contexts - dspace.uib.es