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

Description
Pieces of stone forming steps and
usually supported by the facing and
rubble of the wall they were built into.
Use
Enabled a retaining wall to be surmounted.
Location
All of the examples are in farmland
retaining walls.
Material
Little dressed pedra viva (live stone)
(examples 1 and 2), sandstone
(example 2).
Direction
Usually running parallel (examples 1
and 2) or at right angles (example 3)
to the wall.
Where Found
Fornalutx (examples 1 and 2), Pollenqa
(example 3).
Descripcio
Peees de pedra que formen esealons
i estan reeolzades sobre un lIit eonstitu'it,
generalment, pel propi parament
i pel reble del mur on es
eol·loea I'eseala.
Us
Permet pujar i baixar d'un marge.
Ubicacio
Tots els exemples estan situats a
marges de eonreu.
Materials
Pedra viva poe adobada (exemple 1,
2), pedra maressenea (exemple 2).
Direccio de l'Acces
Sol ser paral'lela (exemple 1, 2) 0
frontal (exemple 3)
respeete del mur.
Localitzacio
Fornalutx (exemple 1, 2), Pollenga
(exemple 3).