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Dr. Becky, wall builder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S8mK7WSNZQ

#drystone

"The walls of Himachal Pradesh were built for the same reasons as the walls of Italy or Slovenia. The craft is identical. What differs is what we have been taught to see as worthy of attention"

"When the walls of Great Zimbabwe were first encountered by European colonisers, they refused to believe Africans had built them"

Drystone waller Kristie de Garis.

#Drystone #Walls #History
Drystone Diary - Whose History Is Worth Knowing?
https://kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/drystone-diary-history-worth-knowing

@kristiedegaris Wow!

The Great Zimbabwe structure immediately reminds me of the ancient dún fortresses here in Ireland, such as Dún Aonghusa.

Thank you for sharing this (and f'ck colonialists and racism!).

(Image source: https://heritageireland.ie/visit/places-to-visit/dun-aonghasa/)

#MastoDaoine #Zimbabwe #DryStone #Archaeology

My Quaker meeting is planning an outdoor amphitheatre made of stone. I want to make sure the design uses dry stone #masonry, without any mortar, in part because I understand this provides valuable habitat for #wildlife.

I'm having difficulty finding any resources on this subject targeted at the #USA, however; most sources mention European animals living in walls. I have no doubt the same principles apply in North America, but I'd like local details.

Could you suggest sources?

#DryStone

I yearn to work somewhere with a quarry. Rebuilding a 200 year old sea wall using the same shore stone that made it is great discipline but I dream of stones with flat tops and straight sides, rather than wonky lines and so much time spent on pinning each rock into place.

#drystone #drystonewall #scotland #orkney

I sent a request to our library for @kristiedegaris memoir Drystone and now it has come in and is in the queue on its way to me. Looking forward to reading it. #bookstodon #drystone

Added @kristiedegaris book #Drystone to the hotel’s library for more people to read.

#zafiro #hotel #canpicafort #mallorca

Let's get started! 🤩 #drystone #aliferebuilt @kristiedegaris

@kdawson @kristiedegaris @kimlockhartga Now listed on Amazon in the USA. I'm off to preorder at my local bookstore #MendocinoBookCompany today. #Drystone

Received 21.7 tonnes of rocks for dry stone walls, an “amphitheatre”, and other projects in the garden. Wish me luck.

5 more tonnes are missing, but will join the party soon.

#garden #DryStone

A lovely example of a less complex multicellular sheepfold ('buarth' or 'corlan' in Welsh) in the Denbigh Moors yesterday.

The fold is likely 18-19th century and primarily intended for washing. This one has a (probably) slightly later dam with a portal to seal water behind at washing time.

#farming #sheep #heritage #walls #drystone

This week on Fern River Club, Bri & Liam come to help with projects around Lena & Carlos' garden and studio, and are surprised to wind up nude for the first time with their friends.

Lovers of social nudity, sexual tension, and that long-anticipated glimpse will be ready for more.

https://fernriver.club/scenes/bri-liam-lena-carlos-studio-pt1

#FernRiverClub #erotica #EroticStory #EroticFiction #SocialNudity #LifeModel #gouache #cozy #bisexual #DigitalGarden #drystone #penis #breasts #shirtless #bottomless #StudioPractice #painting

Is a wall still dry stone if it hosts so much greenery?

#photography #drystone

Great Zimbabwe
Location: Zimbabwe (Masvingo Province)
Year: 1250
Function: Public Facilities
Elements: Wall
Status: Built

"Great Zimbabwe is a ruined City located in the southeastern hills of Zimbabwe and the province of Masvingo. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe and ...."

https://hiddenarchitecture.net/great-zimbabwe/

#africa #monument #zimbabwe #masvingo #architecture #Sahara #drystone #stonewall #kingdom #castle #archeology #safari #africanart #greatzimbabwe #hiddenarchitecture #walledcity

#ThrowBackThursday
Dry stone wall, some 4 meters high, at the Moholt ironworks in #Telemark #Norway. Built early 1800. Abandoned in 1867. Then «lost in the woods» until the end of last century. Belonged to a warehouse for charcoal, with room for 4,000 cubic metres, enough coal for a years production. The work was done by at the time highly paid professionals and was judged to last forever, which – for now – seems true.
#Drystone #TraditionalArt #Sustainable #iron #Industry #History

Latest video on the mapping of field systems, shot last minute, so no subtitles yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWDp3-mUmfc
#archaeology #drystone #openstreetmap

@JulianBrigstocke #limestone #drystone #walls on my abandoned #vineyard in #bugey #france