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A unique history and 'how to' book on one of Ireland's most distinctive landscape features - the stone wall.
The Irish countryside is a patchwork of over 250,000 miles of stone wall. Built from local stone according to the style of each region - dry stone in the West and the Mourne mountains or mortar elsewhere - these walls are an intrinsic part of the landscape. This unique guide by expert stone mason Pat McAfee covers the history of this ancient tradition, giving illustrated examples and step-by-step instructions on constructing, conserving and repairing stone walls of all types - whether dry stone or mortar. It includes:
- History of stone in Ireland
- How to build dry stone and mortar walls
- Basic and more advanced techniques
- Dos and don'ts of repair work
- Appropriate conservation methods
- ISBN10 1847172342
- ISBN13 9781847172341
- Publish Date 7 March 2011 (first published 30 June 1997)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country IE
- Imprint O'Brien Press Ltd
- Edition 2nd edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 176
- Language English