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-# Dry stone walling+This topic is part of [[gt:gardening|Gardening, smallholding & farming]]. 
 +====== Dry stone walling ======
  
  
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-## What is dry stone walling?+===== What is dry stone walling? =====
  
 It's the building of walls from natural stone with no adhesive (i.e. cement or mortar). Dry stone walling techniques go back many thousands of years – the Pyramids, for example, were built using a form of very precise dry stone walling. There are walls on the island of Menorca dating from 1500BCE (see pic below). It's the building of walls from natural stone with no adhesive (i.e. cement or mortar). Dry stone walling techniques go back many thousands of years – the Pyramids, for example, were built using a form of very precise dry stone walling. There are walls on the island of Menorca dating from 1500BCE (see pic below).
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-## What are the benefits of dry stone walling?+===== What are the benefits of dry stone walling? =====
  
 - Durable: should last for over 100 years without needing much attention. - Durable: should last for over 100 years without needing much attention.
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-## What can I do?+===== What can I do? =====
  
 You can create livestock-proof boundaries on your land, and you can repair existing walls. You can also build dry stone features such as sculptures, arches, cairns and even sheds or bothies. You don’t need planning permission for dry stone structures. A [professional waller](http://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/career-change-interview-amanda-james-becoming-dry-stone-waller/) will put up about 2.5m of wall in a day, but the decision about whether to do the work yourself or hire a professional will probably depend on what you have more of – cash or time. You can create livestock-proof boundaries on your land, and you can repair existing walls. You can also build dry stone features such as sculptures, arches, cairns and even sheds or bothies. You don’t need planning permission for dry stone structures. A [professional waller](http://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/career-change-interview-amanda-james-becoming-dry-stone-waller/) will put up about 2.5m of wall in a day, but the decision about whether to do the work yourself or hire a professional will probably depend on what you have more of – cash or time.
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-## Further resources+===== Forum ===== 
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 +This topic belongs to the section [[gt:gardening|Gardening, smallholding & farming]]. You can ask questions or add information on the corresponding [Forum section](https://forum.growingthecommons.org/t/gardening). 
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 +===== Further resources =====
  
  
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-## Related topics+===== Related topics =====
  
 - [Keeping livestock](livs:livestock) - [Keeping livestock](livs:livestock)
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 - [Hurdles](hrdl:hurdles) - [Hurdles](hrdl:hurdles)
  
-## Specialist curators of this topic+===== Specialist curators of this topic =====
  
  
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