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6 - Background photo with copy space. Peak district plants grow and give a soft texture against the hard dark dry stone wall behind. cloudy sky.

The remains of a circular early medieval ring fort or rath, near Ardgroom, County Cork, Ireland.

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Knockbrack tomb Galway Ireland Aerial view

English countryside with Hadrian's Wall in beautiful early morning light. Photographed near the Housesteads Fort. A seamlessly stitched panoramic image with a total size of 60 megapixels.

View of dry stone wall and bare tree on high grassy pasture looking down towards fields, woodland and the sea

Dry stone walls can often be seen amongst the barren landscape of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park which is home to domesticated livestock that graze the moors.

Hiking in Wicklow Mountains. View on Sugarloaf Mountain through stone wall, pine trees, ferns and forest in autumn colours, Ireland

An Corran Beach of the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK

Drystone walls snake across the countryside as far as the eye can see, limestone walls, The Burren, County Clare, Ireland

The bronze age stone circle at Ardgroom on the Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Ireland.

Spectacular landscape of the Burren region of County Clare, Ireland. Exposed karst limestone bedrock at the Burren National Park. Rough Irish nature.

The wild barren landscape of the Dartmoor National Park in Devon, UK

Dry stone wall close to Malham Tarn in the southern area of the Yorkshire Dales National Park in England.

Rippon Tor view towards Haytor in Dartmoor National Park Devon

$Some Facts about Irish Stone Walls\nWhy are there gaps in Irish stone walls?\nMany of the stone walls in the west and south of Ireland are known as ‘dry stone walls,’ meaning that they are made entirely without any mortar or other materials to help stick them together. As such, this leaves gaps between the stones, something tourists often notice as they drive past and can actually see the sky straight through them. Many of the walls here are quite ancient, and as such were made before the advent of or easy access to mortar and other cement-like materials to build them up.\nHow do they stand up then?\nWhile I’m not an expert wall-builder or stone mason myself, I have actually built a small section of stone wall here in the traditional style. Irish stone walls are made by carefully selecting the correct stones bit by bit as you progress onwards and upwards. One must ensure that each rock will properly be at rest within the wall, sitting still and balancing atop the last layer. Another thing I learned the hard way is that a common technique is to actually place the smallest stones along the bottom and then finish or ‘cap’ them with your larger and heavier rocks. Although seemingly counterintuitive at first, the downwards force of these larger rocks can help pack down the bottom layers, compressing them together and preventing them from moving or spilling. But yes, there’s a lot of trial and error as you go, especially when it’s your first time learning how to build an Irish stone wall.\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation to Ireland in July 2022. The Stone Walls are from the Aran Islands.$

Over Haddon, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, UK - A squeeze stile between stone walls where the footpath crosses a country lane. Part of a beautiful walk that takes in the tranquil valley of Lathkill Dale and the River Lathkill. Shot in springtime, wild flowers are growing in the surrounding fields

Stones of metamorphic origin arranged as part of a sea defence wall. Quntin Bay, County Down, Northern Ireland.

A beautiful shot of stone wall in a green field under a clear sky

The UNESCO World Heritage site that is Hadrian's Wall.

Large farm fields meeting the blue skies, agriculture.

A hillside landscape view with dry stone wall and fence, Lancashire, UK.

ruins and ruin of an ancient soldiers' barracks used during the First World War in the mountains

A stone wall on the north coast of Donegal, Ireland

Wild and hilly landscape of Andros Island

Tintagel, Cornwell / United Kingdom - August 4th 2013 - Tintagel Castle. Linked with the legend of King Arthur, and next to the cave where Magician Merlin lived.

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