La pedra en sec. Materials, eines i tècniques tradicionals a les illes ...
La pedra en sec. Materials, eines i tècniques tradicionals a les illes ...
La pedra en sec. Materials, eines i tècniques tradicionals a les illes ...
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Location<br />
Tossals Verds (Escorca) and Son<br />
Ordines (Alar6).<br />
Example 3<br />
Cami de sa Muntanya<br />
Uses<br />
Track built by Archduke Llufs Salvador<br />
of Hapsburg-Lorraine betwe<strong>en</strong> 1883<br />
and 1895 (Caflellas, 1997) to <strong>en</strong>joy<br />
the view of the landscape. It joined<br />
the Ca Mado Pilla hostelry and the<br />
Son Moragues snow house.<br />
<strong>Materials</strong><br />
Rough stone.<br />
Surface<br />
Pebble-rich soil.<br />
Construction Features<br />
This <strong>sec</strong>tion of the track, which is characteristic<br />
of the work of Archduke<br />
Llufs Salvador, is supported on both<br />
sides by 0.75 and 1.15 m high retaining<br />
walls with a maximum width of<br />
1.60 m. It does not have any characteristic<br />
bridle path features such as<br />
corner posts and drainage ditches.<br />
Location<br />
Son Moragues, Valldemossa.<br />
Example 4<br />
Cami de ses Voltes d'<strong>en</strong> Galileu<br />
Uses<br />
Snow workers' track undoubtedly built<br />
at the <strong>en</strong>d of the 18th c<strong>en</strong>tury to give<br />
access to snow houses and to <strong>en</strong>able<br />
the ice to be brought down and sold.<br />
<strong>Materials</strong><br />
Rough stone.<br />
Surface<br />
Cobbled.<br />
Construction Features<br />
The track is supported by a retaining<br />
wall and at some points reaches a<br />
width of 3 m. It has a low 90 cm wide<br />
sidewall for side protection and a <strong>sec</strong>tion<br />
with corner posts with no gaps<br />
betwe<strong>en</strong> them.<br />
Where Found<br />
Escorca.<br />
Use<br />
It linked the fields separated by the<br />
main Son Barrera road.<br />
<strong>Materials</strong><br />
Rough stone.<br />
Surface<br />
Not cobbled.<br />
Construction Features<br />
The 1.96 m wide track is bordered by<br />
two walls. One ofthem is 0.85 m wide<br />
and 1 m high with no defined upper<br />
row; the other is a small retaining wall<br />
70 cm high with an upper row.<br />
Location<br />
Costitx.<br />
Use<br />
It linked the fields betwe<strong>en</strong> camf de<br />
Santa Rita, near Can Bovet, and camf<br />
de Son Horrach, near the Can Tomas<br />
farmhouses.<br />
<strong>Materials</strong><br />
Rough stone<br />
Surface<br />
The wall's <strong>sec</strong>ondary facing forms the<br />
track's surface.<br />
Construction Features<br />
The track runs along the top of a 1.61<br />
m wide and 1 m high boundary wall.<br />
The wall was built with barely dressed<br />
limestone and a finishing upper row<br />
on both sides. It has projecting steps<br />
which serve as mounting blocks in<br />
one of the fields. On the other side<br />
there are sticks with wiring on the<br />
upper row.<br />
Where Found<br />
Costitx.<br />
Example 7<br />
Cami des Puig or sa Piana
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