
THE DRY STONE HUTS OF
CASSAGNES, PYRÉNEES-ORIENTALES
Photos by Philippe
Hurtebize, text by Christian Lassure
French version

Square-plan hut at Saint-Martin (after restoration)
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The same
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Circular-plan hut at Saint-Martin
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The same (with collapsed wall on the right)
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Hut at Plane San Miquel (front view)
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The same (rear view)
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Hut at Roca Gilé amid vines
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The same (front view)
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The community of Cassagnes – part of an area of
the Pyrénées-Orientales that goes under the name of
« Le Fenouillèdes » – boasts a number of large dry stone huts which
used to be called barraques (a Frenchified version of the
Catalan word barracas) by the older generation but are now
being called « capitelles », a word taken from neighbouring Languedoc.
For more information on these constructions and
the village where they are found, do not fail to pay a visit on
Cassagnes' website (
http://www.cassagnes66.com). The site's webmaster is Philippe Hurtebize
(who kindly provided us with the above photographs) (philippe.hurtebize[at]wanadoo.fr).
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April 30th, 2004
To be referenced as :
Philippe Hurtebize (photos), Christian Lassure (text)
The dry stone huts of Cassagnes, Pyrénées-Orientales
http://www.pierreseche.com/cabanes _de_cassagnes_english.htm
April 30th, 2004
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