orri
Sign in to savethumb|Summer hut of the Estrets in the Vicdessos region in the Ariège département (French Pyrenees) Traditionally, an orri referred to an "enclosed area for gathering sheep" in the Eastern Pyrenees. In the late twentieth century, the word has taken on the erroneous meaning of "drystone hut" in Ariège.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- dry stone hut
- Country
- France
- Material used
- rubble masonry
- Location
- Pyrenees
- Image
- Orri des Estrets, vallée de Vicdessos, Ariège.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Ariège ''orris''
- In scholarly studies
- In touristic literature
- Roussillon ''orris''
- See also
- Notes
thumb|Summer hut of the Estrets in the Vicdessos region in the Ariège département (French Pyrenees) Traditionally, an orri referred to an "enclosed area for gathering sheep" in the Eastern Pyrenees. In the late twentieth century, the word has taken on the erroneous meaning of "drystone hut" in Ariège.
== Ariège orris ==
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