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The Dry Stone Walling Association, Dry Stone Walling, Techniques and Traditions. 2004. Patrick McAfee, Irish Stone Walls: History, Building, Conservation, The O'Brien Press. 2011. Alan Brooks and Sean Adcock, Dry Stone Walling, a practical handbook, TCV. 2013 ISBN 0946752192.
Bramley Fall stone is a notable type of Millstone Grit sourced from around the village of Bramley, near Leeds. [7] Some of the sandstones serve as aquifers into which numerous wells and boreholes have been sunk to provide local water supplies. [8] Crushed gritstone is also used as aggregate in path and road construction.
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The wall was crafted from natural granite stone using traditional dry stone walling techniques. On average the wall is about 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) high and 0.8 to 0.9 m (2 ft 7 in to 2 ft 11 in) thick and is estimated to be 19.5 mi (31.4 km) long. [3] Stonemasons worked from March to mid-October for 18 years to build the wall. [4]
Polygonal masonry is a technique of stone wall construction. True polygonal masonry is a technique wherein the visible surfaces of the stones are dressed with straight sides or joints, giving the block the appearance of a polygon.
Ukiyo-e woodblock art techniques (浮世絵木版画技術, ukiyo-e mokuhanga gijutsu) [66] Group: 1978: Conservation techniques for Cultural Property dry stone walls (文化財石垣保存技術, bunkazai ishigaki hozon gijutsu) [67] [68] Group: 2009
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The term is used with buildings and non-building structures to identify when a wall or element is intentionally built with an inward slope. A battered corner is an architectural feature using batters. A batter is sometimes used in foundations, retaining walls, dry stone walls, dams, lighthouses, and fortifications. Other terms that may be used ...