drystone wall

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• Drystone Wall — ♦ Stone wall built without mortar or clay. (Kenyon, John R. Medieval Fortifications, 211) …   Medieval glossary

• drystone — adjective Date: circa 1702 chiefly British constructed of stone without the use of mortar as an adhesive < a drystone wall > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• drystone — ► ADJECTIVE Brit. ▪ (of a stone wall) built without using mortar …   English terms dictionary

• wall|ing — «W lihng», noun. 1. the making of walls; a furnishing or fortifying with a wall. 2. walls collectively; material for walls: »some of the best examples of drystone walling I have seen for a long time (Manchester Guardian) …   Useful english dictionary

• drystone — adjective Brit. (of a stone wall) built without using mortar …   English new terms dictionary

• drystone — adj. (of a wall etc.) built without mortar …   Useful english dictionary

• Dry stone — 17th century dry stone wall at Muchalls Castle, Scotland …   Wikipedia

• Milburn, Cumbria — Coordinates: 54°39′25″N 2°32′10″W / 54.657°N 2.536°W / 54.657; 2.536 …   Wikipedia

• Chapeltoun — Coordinates: 55°39′56″N 4°33′17″W / 55.66557°N 4.55484°W / 55.66557; 4.55484 …   Wikipedia

• Bee bole — A bee bole is a cavity or alcove in a wall or a separate free standing structure set against a wall (the Scots word bole means a recess in a wall). A skep is placed inside the bee bole. Before the development of modern bee hives (such as the… …   Wikipedia