Monarch Bridge

Thsi lovely bridge was built near Alderville Ontario Canada. Many monarch butterflies landed on the stonework during construction, hence the name. It was completed in three weeks by John Shaw-Rimmington,Danny Woodword and Mark Lewis from the group Dry Stone Walling across Canada.

Artistic Walling

I came across these interesting examples of creative walling near Kenmore in Scotland. I didnt find out who had done it but I really like the work.

Jubilee Cairn at Balmoral

This Cairn was built by Willian Crooks Cassidy and myself during the summer of 2012. Almost 17 feet high it was unveiled by The Queen on the 8th August. Around 200 people attended the ceremony , when they were thanked by Her Majesty for contributing to the construction. They were Warrant holders from Scotland and current and past employees at Balmoral.

The plaque was engraved by Gillian Forbes of Perth . The round flat grinding stone was donated by Duncan Haddow , while the white granite crown was found on the Balmoral estate.

Glen Elg

Here I am apparently holding up what remains of the Scottish Broch in Glen Elg. Thanks to Dieter Schneider for the photo.

Men-an-Tol

This photo of the  megalithic feature in Cornwall UK was copied to me by Grigor  Fingerov.I think it is spectacular.

Magic circle

This circle of rocks put together by Paul Volker is quite unusual. It is difficult to understand why it holds in place without mortar. This is one of the great attractions of dry stone creations.

Bridge in Slovenia.

This amazing bridge was photographed by Natasha Coc when walking with her dogs in Slovenia.It is very similar to some of the very ancient Pack-horse bridges in Scotland which also had no parapet. Nowadays , health and safety would not allow this in a public place but its shows how sensible travelling people were in the past.

Jason Hoffman

This is a build by Jason in Alva Glen Scotland . Done in very tricky conditions.

Using Massive rocks

This photo was taken near Aberfeldy in Scotland. A large machine has been used to create a very substantial retaining wall for a farm road. Clever stuff.

Before and after in a Mud Hole

The same section of wall showing how to deal with a problem of drainage by creating a small gap to allow water to flow into a cundy below the road in Royal Deeside, Scotland. It worked well after more heavy rain.