Dry stone hut

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

Uses of dry-stone huts include temporary shelter for shepherds and their animals, permanent habitations for monks or agricultural workers, 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.