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A stone wall on the north coast of Donegal, Ireland

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

Close up of dry stone wall in Yorkshire dales, England

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

Farm near Roonagh Quay, under a cloud near westport

Handmade Rock Wall and Sky Background Texture.

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

Rural Irish Farmland. Please see similar images.

irish landscape with stone wall. Location: County Clare, Republic of Ireland

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

Close-up of the exterior of an old stone wall.

A stone wall with a grass field in Ireland.

The stone walls that marked boundaries between farms in Ireland are common there

Maze of dry stone walls, Inis Oirr, Aran Islands, Ireland

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.

Abandoned Village, Co. Mayo, Ireland (scan of 6x7 neg)

Rows and rows of vegetables will soon be growing in this small Irish garden. Here, stone walls are built out of rock that's pulled out of the ground. Seaweed is then applied as a fertilizer, and mounds are built. This garden is a great example of sustainability in an island community.

Stone walls along the Wild Atlantic Way, Ballyvaughan, county Clare, Ireland.

Stones of metamorphic origin arranged as part of a sea defence wall. Quntin Bay, County Down, Northern Ireland.

Stone walls on green pastures of Ireland, a house in a distance

The walled side of an ancient fort in the Burren in Western Ireland

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