What is a dry stone wall? A dry stone wall is built with only one ingredient - natural stone. There’s no mortar gluing everything together or backup made of concrete blocks. How does it stay up? You ...

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 ...

Ever heard of dry stone walling? It’s worth investigating if you’re looking for a ruggedly beautiful, green type of fence that stands the test of time. Read our interview with John Bland of Montreal’s ...

A traditional craft is making a comeback with record numbers taking part in a dry stone walling competition.

Gardener and waller Vicki Smith will compete in the amateur category An annual dry stone walling competition has been called "vital" for an area's wildlife and cultural identity. Professional, amateur ...

The art of dry-stone walling is one of Britain's oldest and most traditional crafts. But this timeless skill is again finding favour in America, where hundreds of dry-stone walls, relics from the days ...

In 2023, decades after the Mihailidis family donated the stone to the Australian Museum, scientists formally described the ...