Exploring - Cabanes du Breuil

The description in the tourist literature reads '15th century rural dwellings, reflecting the ancient ways of peasant life'.

Another description reads 'former agricultural outbuildings of a farm, dating from the 19th or early 20th century'.

Regardless of their age, these dry-stone huts were fascinating. With no mortar at all (or perhaps some earth mortar in the lower walls, depending on which account you read), the walls are up to 1m thick with a 2-layer roof. The inner layer of the roof is a corbelled vault which acts as a frame for the outer layer of stacked, flat limestone stones. This type of roofing is a hallmark of the region and can weigh up to 700kg per m2.Läs mer