The Galician hórreo is a specific type of hórreo from Galicia, a construction for agricultural use intended to dry, cure and store corn and other cereals.

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August 17, 2023

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The essential detail of these granaries – which are always deliberately built on stilts – is the flat, plate- or lid-shaped end at the upper end of the supporting columns. This special feature of the construction for the "Horreos" was of existential importance in ancient times: these elements represent an insurmountable obstacle for voracious rodents such as rats or mice, and thus protect the harvest from these uninvited guests.

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January 16, 2018

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The typical granaries of the region were built to protect the crop from vermin. You will find them again and again, distributed all over the country. Sometimes they are elaborately decorated, sometimes just about to collapse.

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