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Hi,
Attached a picture of one of the biggest galician horreo : Carnota horreo (34,74 m long)
Théo
Wow, such a variety of horreos. I must admit mine are much more "usual"Really enjoyed seeing the horreos and the varying shapes and sizes in different parts of Galicia. Also interesting seeing how some had been converted and renovated for other use - extra living space - workshops - even saw one that had been converted to a children's dance studio.
It was a few days before I realised what they were. Myself and some other pilgrims speculated on it as we went, my own theory was that they were some kind of ossuary for storing the remains of ancestors
I was a little disappointed finding out they were actually corn stores!
Your story is my story! 1000's of photos!I took so many photos of the horreos, that I had to make a mental decision NOT to photograph any more!
Pictures of many of them are on my web site - check the diaries and also check the links to over 1,000 photos!!
[By the time you've started looking at all those photos, you won't have time to walk any more caminos!!]
Really wonderful to read this history! Yes - should clarify - some of my photos are from Asturias.Kinkyone
I didn't know about Slovenian horreos, but I knew about them in other parts of Europe. Actually the aerial barn is the most efficient way to preserve grain from humidity and rodents.
Theatregal, shows us interesting photos probably from the Primitivo. Here you can see the type from Asturias, square with four pillars, and the type from Galicia wich is rectangular with either wall of stones or pillars. In the Primitivo, horreos are many of them in a poor condition but in other richer parts of Galicia there are spectacular horreos like that one from Theo´s in Carnota. In fact, the horreo showed the economic status of the family. The wealthy families sometimes contracted canteiros to build big horreos in carved stone.
Horreos were mainly used to store corn, but today many of them are used only as box room.
As you can see, horreos in Galicia have on top two symbols:One is the Christian cross and the other is a pagan symbol of fertility with phallic shape. Both are to protect the food inside and to ask for future good crops Apparently, and it is my speculation, when Galicia became Christian, farmers put the cross on top but kept the previous pagan symbol "just in case".
The cross on top has confused some of you. But obviously people in Galicia are buried like in most of the world in cemeteries, Catholic style. Cemeteries in Galicia have the particularity that the parish church is inside, mostly in the middle of the cemetery.
Kinkyone
I didn't know about Slovenian horreos, but I knew about them in other parts of Europe. Actually the aerial barn is the most efficient way to preserve grain from humidity and rodents.
Theatregal, shows us interesting photos probably from the Primitivo. Here you can see the type from Asturias, square with four pillars, and the type from Galicia wich is rectangular with either wall of stones or pillars. In the Primitivo, horreos are many of them in a poor condition but in other richer parts of Galicia there are spectacular horreos like that one from Theo´s in Carnota. In fact, the horreo showed the economic status of the family. The wealthy families sometimes contracted canteiros to build big horreos in carved stone.
Horreos were mainly used to store corn, but today many of them are used only as box room.
As you can see, horreos in Galicia have on top two symbols:One is the Christian cross and the other is a pagan symbol of fertility with phallic shape. Both are to protect the food inside and to ask for future good crops Apparently, and it is my speculation, when Galicia became Christian, farmers put the cross on top but kept the previous pagan symbol "just in case".
The cross on top has confused some of you. But obviously people in Galicia are buried like in most of the world in cemeteries, Catholic style. Cemeteries in Galicia have the particularity that the parish church is inside, mostly in the middle of the cemetery.
In northeastern part of my country we have almost the same corn-storage "units" as horreos in Galicia. That's why I was so attracted to those Galican ones. I only have 9 pictures of them, but I also saw many more of them on some blogs. And I've thought that it would be nice to see some more of them.
Here are (first) two of mine, from Moutras.
A couple of ladies I met along the Way were very interested in the horreos and photographed almost every one. As they came from near home I have email address for them . Would you like me to ask them to share the photos? I would like to see them ,too. I gave up the photography early in my pilgrimage on account of battery usage.
There were some very beautiful horreos but I liked the old dilapidated ones,too.
A few more from the Primitivo…the first one near Venta del Escamplero, the next just before Penaflor , next two in Penaflor and the last just before Salas.
Hi Freescot! Like you, I was amazed at the horreos located in towns. There were two I discovered in Redondela [Porto to SdC camino]I liked this one because it is set among other buildings - with many cables, a constant in my photos. This is just after crossing the river at Puentesampaio on the Camino Portuguese.
Hi Freescot! Like you, I was amazed at the horreos located in towns. There were two I discovered in Redondela [Porto to SdC camino]
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They continue to fascinate me, even though I walked past many stone masons, where you could buy a new one. I was tempted to buy one, but didn't think Ryanair would accept it as part of my cabin baggage!
Buen camino!
...and those are interesting - a] one is very big, and b] the height of some of the support stones [we'd call them staddle stones - similar ones used in Cornwall, UK]Last two that I have. Both from Olveiroa.
Possibly. The towns in Spain have become built up around small centres very, very quickly. Most of these towns had sheep and goats passing through the streets 25 years ago and even last week on the main road into Santiago there were chickens on the loose, pecking away merrily at grains on the tarmac.I think it's quite possible that people bought those horreos and moved them into less rural environment. Maybe as a reminder of past times or just for esthetic reasons??? But sure looks kind of strange with all those wires and parked cars around and above them
In Asturias, those big square horreos with corridor and balconies that you could open a small albergue in there are called "paneras".
Angulero, Yo conozco Ibias en que pueblo está ese gran horreo?.
Angulero, I know ibias, in which village is that big horreo located?
Se me olvidaba, cerca de Oviedo está el centro de interpretación del hórreo.
I forgot, near Oviedo is the interpretation center hórreo.
http://www.territorio-museo.com/lang/es/416-informacion-general
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