" The barn "
The word barn (HORRUES or hórreu in Asturian) is derived from the Latin word Horreum meaning "granary", its main function, formerly hache wrote without which led to think from the Latin "orrodeo" meaning to erect.
Some theories place its origin before the romanization, however, no excavation so far have found remains that may confirm this hypothesis. It can be assumed that derives from Roman buildings, as they were building granaries elevated on columns to preserve food, but the Asturian hórreos oldest preserved are from the fifteenth century, although there are other varieties in northern Spain and parts Europe.
The Asturian granary is a wooden barn built on pillars of stone that isolate it from the ground. Outside in the corridors usually hang to dry corn. Inside you can store grain, fruits and vegetables, killing and farming equipment, well under him and protected from the rain are usually found also truck, plowing or gathering firewood for the winter. This is because the dense forests have always provided Asturian enough raw materials to build them, often chestnut and oak.
It consists of a cube-shaped body closed by vertical boards with a hipped roof that can be made of tile, slate or rye straw, depending on the area, but always ending in a beak. It stands on four or six feet (pegoyos) of stone or wood shaped four-sided truncated pyramid. Between these and the base is placed horizontal slabs (the wheels) that prevent rodents climbing. Access to the barn
by a stone staircase (skate) separated at some point in the table that allows you to access it.
The front door is facing east or south to avoid inclement weather and on the opposite wall there is another in order to create a stream of air vent inside the barn when required.
One of the most striking features is that you can move from one place to another with relative ease and can be removed like a giant building game for children, because the pieces of wood are joined together without using any edge or screw.
Also, there is a variant of the barn called basket. This is larger size, its plan is rectangular rather than square and has six or more feet and the roof is topped by two peaks. Both models are richly decorated, carved or painted, which can be grouped into three types, according to the regions of Asturias, they are.
The granaries are protected by law since 1985, although unfortunately many end collapsed due to the neglect of agriculture and livestock production. Today it is almost inconceivable to build a barn for these applications and suggests new ones such as housing for some sort of weekend or tourist use, while modifying its structure.
Hórreos Stone:
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Some theories place its origin before the romanization, however, no excavation so far have found remains that may confirm this hypothesis. It can be assumed that derives from Roman buildings, as they were building granaries elevated on columns to preserve food, but the Asturian hórreos oldest preserved are from the fifteenth century, although there are other varieties in northern Spain and parts Europe.
The Asturian granary is a wooden barn built on pillars of stone that isolate it from the ground. Outside in the corridors usually hang to dry corn. Inside you can store grain, fruits and vegetables, killing and farming equipment, well under him and protected from the rain are usually found also truck, plowing or gathering firewood for the winter. This is because the dense forests have always provided Asturian enough raw materials to build them, often chestnut and oak.
It consists of a cube-shaped body closed by vertical boards with a hipped roof that can be made of tile, slate or rye straw, depending on the area, but always ending in a beak. It stands on four or six feet (pegoyos) of stone or wood shaped four-sided truncated pyramid. Between these and the base is placed horizontal slabs (the wheels) that prevent rodents climbing. Access to the barn
by a stone staircase (skate) separated at some point in the table that allows you to access it.
The front door is facing east or south to avoid inclement weather and on the opposite wall there is another in order to create a stream of air vent inside the barn when required.
One of the most striking features is that you can move from one place to another with relative ease and can be removed like a giant building game for children, because the pieces of wood are joined together without using any edge or screw.
Also, there is a variant of the barn called basket. This is larger size, its plan is rectangular rather than square and has six or more feet and the roof is topped by two peaks. Both models are richly decorated, carved or painted, which can be grouped into three types, according to the regions of Asturias, they are.
The granaries are protected by law since 1985, although unfortunately many end collapsed due to the neglect of agriculture and livestock production. Today it is almost inconceivable to build a barn for these applications and suggests new ones such as housing for some sort of weekend or tourist use, while modifying its structure.
Hórreos Stone:
Fuente: http://alysu.wordpress.com/
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