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A quiet road through the Aran Island of Inishmore

San Tirso ruins are a historic landmark in Spain

The rocks and cliffs of the Cornish coastline near Tintagel. There is a natural arch formation in the foreground.

Blue waters at Kilmurvey beach, Aran Island.

Aerial view on the sea and the village of Batz island, at the top of the lighthouse. Brittany in France.

Darwin, East Falkland, Falkland Islands: old stone sheep corral, traditional of the Falklands - stone corrals originate in earliest days of settlement in the Falkland Islands.

Hanging laundry on a clothesline alongside a stone wall and wendy play house in rural Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.

The village of Roundstone is situated on the Peninsula of Connemara. A idyllic place to enjoy seafood.

1980s old Positive Film scanned, the view from Castle House Farm in Ballymacoda, County Cork, Ireland.

overview of Kileany and the beautiful landscape of Inis Mór Island, Ireland

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

Typical cycle track on Inis MAr, Aran Islands, Ireland

Horn Head is a peninsula in the county of Donegal. The cliffs rise up to 180 meters above the sea.

$Variety of vegetation that is taking over the old villages. On walls, stairs, pipes, entries, different constructions, rivers, paths... and more.\nWild plants mostly. Shot in old French villages.$

Borga Eggum at Eggum on Lofoten in Nordland county, Norway, Europe

Old farm ruins on a meadow with stone walls

Muxia. Costa da Morte - part of the coast of Galicia (Spain) in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. It takes its name from the difficult seafaring conditions and associated shipwrecks and deaths.

$Beehive Hut. Ancient dwelling on hillside\n\nDingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland July$

Darwin, East Falkland, Falkland Islands: old, partly ruined, stone sheep corral, traditional of the Falklands - stone corrals originate in earliest days of settlement in the Falkland Islands.

Aerial landscape of Inisheer Island, part of Aran Islands, Ireland.

Bundles of straw on shelves seen through old door, stone barn. Camino de Santiago, Galicia, Spain.

Country road and cottages on the desolate Aran islands in Ireland

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De paseo pola Rambla Nova, detalle de edificio (Tarragona).JPG

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Casa con fachada decorada preto da Casa do Concello (Tarragona).JPG