Types of dry stone hut include: * Clochán, associated with the south-western Irish seaboard * Mitato, found in Greece, especially on the mountains of Crete * Orri, associated with Ariège, France * Shielings in Scotland * Trulli, in Apulia, Italy Uses of dry-stone huts include temporary shelter for shepherds and their animals, permanent habitations for monks or agricultural workers, storage and cheese making. Dry-stone huts may be thatched or roofed with sod, sometimes bound together with plant roots such as those of Madonna lily or sedum. * v * t * e