Hórreo Monte do Boi - Baiona, Pontevedra, Galicia, España
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Ariberna
N 42° 07.366 W 008° 51.072
29T E 512299 N 4663417
Example of clasic galician building
Waymark Code: WM16H9F
Location: Galicia, Spain
Date Posted: 08/03/2022
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This is a sample of hórreos (cabaceiros, canastros, piornos... lot of names) which are elevated constructions in which grain, flour, ham, sausages were stored ... The reason for being elevated is that this way the rodents climbed by the feet and when they reached the top and turned upside down, they fell. The "hórreos" in Galicia, etc. are examples of Atlantic constructions that there are in countries of this ocean or of Celtic traditions.
This hórreo is in the village of Baiona, Pontevedra.
It is made with wood and over columns of stone. The floor in this hórreo is with concrete
Address:
Paseo Monte do Boi.
Baiona
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