John Shaw-Rimmington started building dry stone walls after the stones themselves complained to him. It was the 1980s, and he was living in Ontario, working for clients who wanted decorative stone ...

“I HAVE A HAMMER, a bucket and a string line. You use your hands and your eyes to build dry stone walls,” says world renowned stone mason Andrew Loudon. The Brit, who has worked with British sculptor ...

Some find solace in the physical feel of stone. Some claim it speaks to them. The permanence of stone is legendary: A sword cannot be drawn from it; a mythical Greek monarch defines futility by ...

HOLYOKE — When Mike Dugre, 69, began considering his legacy, he went back 400 million years for inspiration. That’s how old some of the granite is that he used to build the dry stone wall on his ...

Stone walls have purpose, personality and permanence. Historically, their purpose was to contain livestock, define boundaries and serve as convenient storage for the many rocks removed from fields to ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. DUMMERSTON — Master dry stone waller Jared Flynn, founder of The Stone Trust, will lead a tour of notable stone walls and other dry-stone structures at ...

APPRENTICES in the region are to be taught the traditional countryside skill of dry stone walling after funding was secured. The North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Partnership ...

Ireland’s practice of Dry Stone Construction has officially been inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The inscription was officially announced ...