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Origin and history

The dry stone cabin of Pech Lauzier is built on a rocky base, at the end of a starry wall delimiting a plot. Its construction uses dry stones, with squared bellows for carrying walls and the base of the roof edges. The latter, in the shape of a hull, ensures an original transition between a square base and an outer circular shape. Inside, the vault rests on four corbelled walls, curved vertically, which intersect from 2.50 meters of the ground.

These huts, mostly built in the 19th century, cannot be before the 17th century. Their dry stone construction technique, without mortar, reflects traditional know-how adapted to local resources and the agricultural or pastoral needs of the time. Their distribution and use are still linked to land organisation and rural practices in the Dordogne.

The cabin of Pech Lauzier was listed as a Historic Monument by order of 27 December 1991, thereby recognizing its heritage and architectural value. Its state of conservation and precise location, although documented, are not detailed in available sources. It illustrates the legacy of vernacular constructions in New Aquitaine, now protected for their role in rural history.

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