The body orf the granary

For horreos mixed as for those of the wood, aeration makes through the separate boards.  

 

 
Horizontal boards (infrequent)
Natural aeration with the brick digs

 
   

Stony granaries

Aeration on 2 opposite faces or on the 4, with search for ornamental motives

According to regions, cracks dug in the granite are vertical or horizontal.

     
   
 The door can be in facade

 

Particular horreo in a small region of the edge of Pontevedra's ria. The door is centred on a facade with addition of a small pediment.    

   

  but more generally it occupies a cog.

Nowadays, doors in metal replace sometimes the traditional wooden doors.
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