Dry stone hut
# Dry stone hut

Types of dry stone hut include:

* Clochán, associated with the south-western Irish seaboard
* Mitato, found in Greece, especially on the mountains of Crete
* Orri, associated with Ariège, France
* Shielings in Scotland
* Trulli, in Apulia, Italy

Uses of dry-stone huts include temporary shelter for shepherds and their animals, permanent habitations for monks or agricultural workers, storage and cheese making. Dry-stone huts may be thatched or roofed with sod, sometimes bound together with plant roots such as those of Madonna lily or sedum.

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