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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Traditional Galician granary

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The essential detail on these granaries - which are deliberately always on stilts - is the flat, plate- or lid-shaped end at the top of the supporting columns. This special feature of the construction method 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 harvested harvest from these uninvited guests.

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