Shepherd's Huts

A cazelle just down the road.

These amazing little structures, called 'garlottes' or 'cazelles', dot the edges of the fields and forests around this area. They were built hundreds of years ago by shepherds to use for shelter while their animals grazed.

The cazelles were made from rocks that were found in the immediate area, the rocks are dry stacked, and the huts are perfectly round. Their construction is a lost art. No one knows how to make them anymore. When they are repaired, cement has to be used to hold them together.

I love these things. They are everywhere.