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PHOTO - Pembrokeshire stone wall

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David in Wales

02-14-2007 02:14:08

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Hi Gang;
This is a typical stone wall in this area. They built an earth bank, then faced it with stones taken from the fields.
The stones help prevent the soil falling down, and animals climbing over the bank. They would have planted gorse & hawthorn on the top to prevent any (climbing) sheep from crossing into the next field. All done a couple of hundred years ago when labour was cheap.
Cheers David

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RayP(MI)

02-14-2007 17:17:49

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Re: PHOTO - Pembrokeshire stone wall in reply to David in Wales, 02-14-2007 02:14:08

Notice how uniform in shape and size they are - clearly rocks have been worn by water (tides? rivers?)

Rocks around here come in all sizes, shapes and kinds - thanks to glacier action!

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Duane(Pa)

02-14-2007 10:47:17

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Re: PHOTO - Pembrokeshire stone wall in reply to David in Wales, 02-14-2007 02:14:08

Did you ever hear of a place called Pencae? Supposed to mean "Top of the Field". That's where my ancestors are from. (in wales)

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David Snipes

02-14-2007 07:21:17

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Re: PHOTO - Pembrokeshire stone wall in reply to David in Wales, 02-14-2007 02:14:08

Stone walls are pretty cool. Gorse must be a native plant in Wales. In Washington State it is a noxious weed and the law requires its eradication.

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Kestrel in CT

02-14-2007 06:17:21

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Re: PHOTO - Pembrokeshire stone wall in reply to David in Wales, 02-14-2007 02:14:08

Nice picture! I would think heavy rains followed by deep freezes would start heaving them loose.

They must have keyed them in pretty good back then. Nothing like cheap labor and plenty of time to do things right.

I've seen many stonewalls and currently build my own on my property here in New England. Got me thinkin.....

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PatMz

02-14-2007 06:11:06

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Re: PHOTO - Pembrokeshire stone wall in reply to David in Wales, 02-14-2007 02:14:08

Are the walls like those in New England, where each year's crop of stones is added to the wall?

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Rich Va

02-14-2007 03:50:42

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Re: PHOTO - Pembrokeshire stone wall in reply to David in Wales, 02-14-2007 02:14:08

Strange how whenever you see something made out stone everything seems to fit perfectly. Back then I guess they used dirt instead of cement for filler. One things for sure,it certainly did last. Keep'em coming.

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