File:Corbelled House on Grootfontein Farm, off the R63 detail of stepping stones to roof.JPG

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English: walls were built straight up to about 2 metres in height and then gradually the stones formed rings that overlapped inwards, narrowing until the small hole at the top was sealed by a single stone. This dome was typically up to 7 metres high, and to avoid the use of scaffolding when repairs were needed, these stones were left jutting out to form stepping stones.
This media shows a South African Protected Site with SAHRA file reference 9/2/107/0005.
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Camera location31° 07′ 18.62″ S, 21° 11′ 30.63″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

interesting description of building method can be found at http://www.sahra.org.za/node/18787[dead link]


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