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Spectacular views of the Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland.

Orkney, Scotland - August 6, 2024: Stone walls on the island of Orkney in Scotland

A stacked-stone fence/wall around the border of The Burren in County Clare, Ireland.

Traditional dry stone walls, common around the Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland.

A detail of a classic dry stone wall along a country road in Ireland.

Traditional Volcanic Stone Wall Boundary Against Clear Blue Sky, Rural Agricultural Architecture. Centuries-Old Basalt Rock Fence Dividing Pastures and Fields in Terceira Island, Azores Archipelago

Handmade Rock Wall and Sky Background Texture.

A close up of a traditional stone wall in the Lake District in Cumbria. The stone wall uses traditional methods to create an intricate strong wall that is used to line fields and agricultural fields.

This image shows a full frame texture background of a rustic Scottish European stone wall fence with surrounding vegetation.

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

Close up of grey stones in dry stone wall

A stone wall in the beautiful Burren National Park in County Clare - Ireland

Stone walls, green fields, a farmhouse at sunset in Inishmore, Aran Islands, Ireland

Stone wall and pasture on Dartmoor, this is on the walk from Two Bridges to Wistman's wood

Detail of the rocks with lichen in the walls of the ruin of Hvalsey Church build by the Scandinavian Norsemen in approx. year 1300 outside Qaqortoq - Julianehåb in south west Greenland on a sunny summer day

Stone Wall with White Stone in the Centre, anomaly, background, block, construction, stone, surface, texture, wall, white

An Irish landscape featuring traditional stone walls stretches across green fields, with majestic mountains rising in the distance, capturing the timeless beauty and charm of rural Ireland.

Looking up towards old stone wall as seen on Hadrian’s Wall Path in Northumberland

Farm near Roonagh Quay, under a cloud near westport

Photo taken in Okehampton, United Kingdom

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

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