Dry Stack vs. Wet-Laid Stone: Pros, Cons & Alternatives

Backyard landscaping | How to build a dry stacked stone retaining wall - Buechel Stone

The fight to restore Australia's historic dry stone walls

Drystone walling. An age old skill which hasn’t changed much in hundreds of years. But a crucial one to have for farming in the Yorkshire Dales. There are said to be 5000 miles of drystone walls in the Yorkshire Dales alone, a dominant and iconic feature crisscrossing the landscape. Our farm contributes to 13 miles, which date back hundreds of years to the late 1700s and early 1800s. Although we have some examples of historic walling which dates back even further than that. Maintaining drystone