Grain pits

A cache for grain storage, near the village of Lesonice, from the period before the Thirty Years' War. In places with suitable subsoil, see drawing, pits were built that could also be used for long-term grain storage. A sufficient layer of loess was important. After filling with grain and sealing the mouth of the pit, suitable conditions were created in the granary for supplies for a worse season. The origin of the pits was mistakenly explained as the entrances...