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The great fields

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Posted on 2019-05-24 in
Great fields and agricultural strips in the neighbourhood of Ahedo. Valley of Carranza (Bizkaia), 1965. GeoEuskadi Viewer

Great fields and strips in the neighbourhood of Ahedo. Valley of Carranza (Bizkaia), 1965. GeoEuskadi Viewer.

The so-called llosas were a convenient form of land arrangement and use characteristic of the Valley of Carranza (Bizkaia) but with wide geographical variations. Adjacent flatlands and gentle slopes within each neighbourhood in the Valley were grouped together and enclosed for cultivation in what was known as a llosa. Each block of arable land was divided into individual strips, those closer to the farms, or piezas, being devoted to maize, also wheat more formerly, and other crops; the more remote locations served as grazing land and were thus called campas. (more…)

Common pastures

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Posted on 2018-06-15 in
Panoramic view of common pastures in La Calera del Prado. Valley of Carranza (Bizkaia), 2008. Miguel Sabino Díaz

Panoramic view of common pastures in La Calera del Prado. Valley of Carranza (Bizkaia), 2008. Miguel Sabino Díaz.

In the Valley of Carranza (Bizkaia) the best common wood-pastures located in the lowlands within close proximity to populations were formerly known as boheriza. The terms boriza and voeriza were also registered on 18th and 19th-century public record. (more…)

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