Multicellular sheepfolds (mrgari) as monumental shepherds’ dry stone wall architecture: A Cres-Lošinj archipelago case study

Multicellular sheepfolds form part of the dry stone wall pastoral heritage in the UK, Switzerland, Iceland, and Croatia. Abandonment, and the marginal appearance of the ones on the islands of Cres and Lošinj (locally: mrgari) in the literature propelled this study, which aims at a more comprehensive...

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Published in:Studia ethnologica Croatica
Main Authors: Tanja Kremenic, Mauro Varotto, Goran Andlar
Other Authors: Kremenic, Tanja, Varotto, Mauro, Andlar, Goran
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Tihana Rubic 2021
Subjects:
Cres-Lošinj archipelago
Croatian Adriatic
dry stone wall heritage
multicellular sheepfolds
traditional sheep breeding
Iceland
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11577/3411218
https://doi.org/10.17234/SEC.33.11
https://hrcak.srce.hr/broj/21142
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Summary:Multicellular sheepfolds form part of the dry stone wall pastoral heritage in the UK, Switzerland, Iceland, and Croatia. Abandonment, and the marginal appearance of the ones on the islands of Cres and Lošinj (locally: mrgari) in the literature propelled this study, which aims at a more comprehensive research approach, starting from the premise of their cultural value. Site exploration was based on a literature review, cartographic analysis, interviews with the local inhabitants, and field observations. Finally, multicellular sheepfolds are inventoried, described, and assessed within a brief evaluation model that supported a selection of those that are currently most representative and/or those most appropriate for renewal.

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