Caprile of the Collaccio Basso vicino alle Piane al Canale
Caprile of the Collaccio Basso is the first we reached and the closest to Piane al Canale (San Piero).
The people who in the sub-Apennine period (1100-900) BC) populated the slopes of Monte Capanne in large numbers, scattered in small villages, were dedicated to sheep farming and weaving. The caprile was the structure used for the practice of sheep-rearing: it was made up of a circular enclosure in dry masonry, 60-70 cm high, used to shelter the flocks and the domolito or small cave where the tools for sheep farming were kept. preparation of ricotta and cheese and the shepherd sheltered himself from the bad weather. Also made of drywall, with a circular section, equipped with a small door and a small window, the domolito was covered by a false vault made with rows of stones progressively projecting towards the inside.
Caprile of the Collaccio Basso equipped with the “grigolo”
The caprile of Collaccio Basso has been rebuilt and remodeled several times. It has the particularity of still being equipped with the “grigolo”, a small compartment adjacent to the enclosure which was accessed through a small opening at the bottom and which was used to shelter the kids during milking and when they were too small to follow their mothers to the pasture .
Images of the domolito
Location Caprile del Collaccio Basso