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Aira de Canastros (horreos) de Esperanzo

Aira de Canastros (horreos) de Esperanzo

Small constructions used for storage, elevated on pillars, with an elongated floor plan and a gabled roof.

Canastros is the name given in this area of the province of Orense to small constructions used for storage, raised on pillars, with an elongated floor plan and a gabled roof.

They are used to avoid the access of rodents and insects to the grain and other foodstuffs that may be stored.

In this region these structures are generally built combining granite and wood.