The Craft of a Dry Stone Waller

Abstract

The distinction between the natural and man-made landscape is blurred in some parts of Britain, notably Dartmoor, West Penwith, the Cotswolds, North Wales, the Pennines, Galloway, and the Scottish Islands. Here people have built stone walls for so long that they seem a natural part of the scene. Built in local stone, the walls echo the rock outcroppings and emphasize the predominant colours and forms that give an area its visual distinction.