Most walls are unremarkable structures serving as boundaries. In Westerly one stonemason is building one as an ode to his ...

Civilizations from Stone Age Scotland to the eighth-century Maya to 13th-century African empires have used dry stone walling ...

Stone retaining walls add elegance to your lawn while stabilizing sloped terrain. If you're worried about the cost, here's ...

Q. While peeping at the colorful autumn leaves in New England, I saw more than one rock wall. I was so impressed with them and wonder if rock retaining walls really hold up over time. What are ...

Seems stone walls are objects in the mirror that are closer than they appear. The 3-foot-tall wall is about 28 inches wide at the bottom and 14 to 16 inches at the top. Nick Aitken tests a rock ...

A: Dry stone wall construction has been a standard practice in New England and other parts of the world for centuries. Built correctly, stone walls will last many generations. Much of New England ...

John Vivian’s book Building Stone Walls expands on the subject of this article and also discusses how to quarry rock and build stairs, stiles, gates, and retaining walls. Vivian is also the ...

How Stone Walls Became a Signature Landform of New England. ... Each stone thread being pulled is also a loss of biodiversity, because each wall is a linear rock desert in an otherwise moist world.

Stone walls are not just rows of rocks. New Englanders built them for a variety of reasons. Put on your eco-detective hat and learn while you walk.

Old stone walls are an iconic part of New England's countryside — and forests. Here's how scientists are using new technology to learn even more about them.