Fishscale Slates

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(c) Ian Alexander 1996-2005
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A now very rare example of the traditional roofing style in the mountainous Cantal department in the Massif Central region of France.
The image does not tile; the variation in the shapes and sizes of the slates is crucial to the beauty of the pattern.