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Intricate patterns of dry stone walls on Aran Island reflects the resourcefulness of the local people and centuries of agricultural tradition.

Rocky coastline of Burren area in County Clare. Ireland.

Dramatic view of a beautiful landscape in Ireland

Rugged landscape of the Burren region of County Clare, Ireland. Exposed karst limestone bedrock at the Burren National Park

Balancing stone cairn stack on Inishmore, County Galway, Ireland

Scenic rocks landscape at the seashore atlantic ocean bay nobody

A lone female figure standing in the distance in a rocky landscape on a sunny day on the coast of one of the Aran islands just off Galway and Doolin, on the Irish mainland

Darwin, East Falkland, Falkland Islands: old stone sheep corral, traditional of the Falklands - stone corrals originate in earliest days of settlement in the Falkland Islands.

Crab island with the ruins of a 19th century police post seen from a boat, wonderful sunny day with a blue sky and white clouds in Ireland

Starry Night Over the Spectacular landscape of the Burren region of County Clare, Ireland. Exposed karst limestone bedrock at the Burren National Park

small mystical church on top of a hill with view of the ocean in inishmore

Looking out at the ocean and a rocky beach on the west coast of Ireland

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

Stone lace wall frames the barren, seaside landscape of Inishmore, one of western Ireland's Aran Islands.

Seaside rocky coastline of the Atlantic ocean in Ireland at summer

Des rochers et de la mousse végétale, en Irlande

County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland is a popular tourist destination.

This image background shows a view of zen stones along a rocky seashore in rural Ireland.

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Aerial view from the top of a cliff of the sunrise in the atlantic ocean, near the cliffs of moher during a very cloudy but sunny day.

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