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The pitch kilns of Chañe

Chañe, El Carracillo, Segovia

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The pitch kilns of Chañe

Curiosity · Chañe, El Carracillo, Segovia

Image of Chañe, not of the place itself.

Pegueras are preserved, circular brick kilns where pine resin was distilled to obtain pitch; with that pitch the wine vats were coated on the inside to waterproof them before the arrival of cement.

Photo: Rastrojo (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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