Dry stone wall

A big feature of the countryside in Lancashire, Cumbria & Yorkshire is the wonderful dry stone walling that separates each field.
An art that is still widely taught today with a Dry Stone Walling Society that gives demonstrations at agricultural shows.
These demonstrations always have groups of people watching how the wall develops & grows by the end of the day.
The art is to have a smooth flat surface on each side that is interlocked to make it strong....the two outsides are back filled with the smaller stones making a good strong wind proof wall.

Three good things:
1. A good old Sunday Roast dinner with the family.
2. A terrible wet morning turning into a lovely sunny afternoon.
3. Dry kindling wood.

[Swillin' Billy Flynn]

Good to hear these old crafts are still being used and passed of for future generations.

[carol white]

Great perspective, a super capture. Lovely landscape. These dry stone walls are an art in themselves. Fav!! 😃

[Bep]

Fav, Pat. Super capture.

[Pat Knowles]

@swillinbillyflynn @carolmw @gijsje
Thank you all so much....I loved this photo so I am glad you like it too!

[Judith Greenwood]

I think I could build one now....

[Helen K]

Great perspective. Long live drystone walls ... great ecosystems.

[Diana Moss]

Wonderful pov looking along the wall in to the open countryside a fav

[Denise fuller]

I love these dry stone walls great leading line

[Beryl Lloyd]

Great pov and leading line .-- I love to see these solid dry stone walls and I love to see them when I go up to N Wales ! They seem to make the place so tidy !

[Myrna O'Hara]

such lovely countryside

[julia]

I love these walls .. we have some areas that have them over here but I have noticed that they are crumbling a bit so perhaps we have not got the experts anymore..

[Maggiemae]

You have just got to find those flat sided stones! They are great to see and contain the livestock well though I think some horses could jump over them!
Always like the Sunday roast! And on a sunny Sunday afternoon after the roast, a long walk over the fells! There I am getting carried away with words! I wish I had a fell to walk on!

[Al Bailey]

Lovely capture ..... was very glad it cleared up this afternoon! was at Brockholes! :)

[Pat Knowles]

@willowdragon my word it did rain didn't it Al!

[Al Bailey]

@happypat I was watching the rain this morning thinking I was going to get soaked! not a drop whilst I was there though :)

[Barbara Paquette]

What superb composition!!! Love this shot. I have built little walls - not easy - this wall looks Sysiphian!! Well done, Pat!

[Phil Howcroft]

i love how you have shown the wall going on and on into the distance Pat

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Lovely leading lines

[Mgreen]

Wonderful rural shot.

[Rick Schies]

The fence that goes on and on

[Babs]

A great work of art. I love dry stone walls. David built one in the garden of one of our houses once when we had dug up lots of rocks and stones. He did a good job of it too. Typical engineer, always wants to have a go at anything.

[Dianne]

This is a really lovely image - the line of the fence leads you into the distance and over the hill….

[Joyce]

Beautiful shot Pat. We have mostly hedges round here but there is some dry stone walling especially higher up on the hills.

[PhotoCrazy]

Beautiful capture, wonderful composition

[Janna E.]

Beautiful! Reminds me of my time in Ireland - sigh -.

[Hazel]

Wonderful pov on this lovely landscape.

[Jen Hudson]

Fab pov with that line leading right along and into your shot. Love to see these amazing walls. Great landscape view fav.

[Margo]

Love the Dales!! A Fav

[Gena Pegg]

Fantastic capture of this work of art. So interesting to learn this. your pov and comp are wonderful and of course the textures are FAB!

[Sean O'Neill]

Ah yes, wonderful shot Pat. Beautifully composed. Fav

[ShirleyB]

living on a farm in Cumbria we have a lot of dry stone walls to keep up. they take a lot of work keeping them in order but I love to see them.

[Steve Angell]

Very nice.
Leading lines doing a great job here!