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* * *: 6 6.3.9 DRYSTONE MASONRY STRUCTURES
Description
Drystone masonry structure which
serves as a water tank and which livestock
can enter. It has a shelter where
water accumulates and prevents evaporation
and water becoming dirty
and has also an access ramp.
Use
For animal consumption.
Location
On a mountainous plain, coma de Son
Torrel/a, Escorca.
Materials
Limestone.
Ground Plan
Irregular.
Roofing
Roofed by putting together courses of
stone to form a depressed vault.
Facings
Little dressed stone facings both in
the internal structure and the drystone
wal/s of the ramp leading to the water.
Floorings
Stone paved.
Openings
The only opening is the entrance with
an ogival arch.
Water collection
The water comes from ground infiltration
as it is below ground level, and
from rainwater storage.
Access to the water
The water is accessed along a stone
paved external ramp which leads
down to the roofed area. The ramp
goes down to 1.35m below ground
level.
Accessory /terns
It has no accessory items due to the
simplicity of its construction and use.