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La pedra en sec. Materials, eines i tècniques tradicionals a les illes ...

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* * *: 6 6.3.4 DRYSTONE MASONRY STRUCTURES<br />

Description<br />

System of water extraction using animal<br />

power.<br />

Uses<br />

Water extraction for irrigation.<br />

Site<br />

In an allotm<strong>en</strong>t.<br />

Ground Plan<br />

Circular.<br />

Type of Well<br />

Rectangular well with rounded corners,<br />

3.80 m along its main axis.<br />

Type of Neck<br />

It has a dry stone masonry neck and<br />

the pillars which support the wheels<br />

are made of gre<strong>en</strong> sandstone.<br />

Type of Base<br />

9.7 m diameter base or mound made<br />

up of a low crowned and dressed<br />

limestone wall. The base's wall is 1.27<br />

m high.<br />

<strong>Materials</strong><br />

Dressed limestone for the base, the<br />

well and the neck, sandstone for the<br />

pillars, and wood<strong>en</strong> gears.<br />

Access<br />

Small paved access ramp at the top of<br />

the mound, also called a caminal<br />

(path).<br />

Accessory Items<br />

Underground passage to get into and<br />

clean the well.<br />

Location<br />

Andratx.

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