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The Piras family's sheep-fold (in
Sardinian "su coile", a Baunei dialect
term) is devoted to goat breeding. It is located in an
interesting site: you can see how the Baunei Supramonte
slides into the sea. These sheep-folds "coile de
cabras" are interesting to visit: Goat-herds
used to live there during several solitary months or
with their families at some periods. The goat cheese is
made there after each milking.
The different parts of the sheep-fold
are:
- "su baraccu" the
goat-herd's hut
- "sa corte" the goat pen
- "as cumbulas" the pig
pen.
The goat-herd's hut is composed of two
main parts, a cylindrical base built on a dry wall of
chalky stones and a conical roof made of juniper tree
logs. The juniper tree "su s'inniperu" in
the local dialect, is a very hard scented wood hardly
attacked by insects. That is why it is preferred to
holm-oak wood.
You will find several well-preserved goat
pens and they are considered as jewels of local
Supramonte architecture. They are also made of
juniper tree wood, they are large and almost circular.
You will also see how the goat-herd makes cheese and you
will sit next to him to taste the local dishes.
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