Alan's RamblingsMy opinions may not be correct, but they are my own.Drystone walling- September 16, 2005 "All Derbyshire is full of steep hills and you see neither hedge nor tree but only low drye stone walls"Celia Fiennes - 1697 Today I got a chance to try my hand at something I've been wanting to have a go at for a long time - drystone walling. For those of you who don't know what this is, it's a technique for building walls using just stone and with absolutely no mortar, hence the name. In Derbyshire the practice dates back to at least 2500 BC, with systematic building starting in the...http://www.bleaklow.com/blog/2005/09/drystone_walling.html |