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Dry Stone Walling

Dry Stone Walls - timeless and versatile

We build and repair dry stone walls and traditional stone hedgebanks. We also use lime mortar to restore and repair walls in traditional buildings. Each area has its own stone and styles. We’ve used slate in Pembrokeshire, glacial boulders in Ceredigion and sandstone in Carmarthenshire. What stone do you have?

Case study: Pembrokeshire Garden Wall

This ancient dry stone wall had been undermined by ivy and plant roots and part of it was collapsing into the garden.

To repair the damage, we had to dismantle a large section of the wall, carefully putting the main stones to one side.

We repaired the wall in the same style as the original, with stones and slate inside the wall to anchor the two sides together

The outside faces of the stones were weathered and covered with lichen. We replaced these so that the repaired section was almost imperceptible.

With minimal maintenance, this beautiful wall should last another 100 years or longer

Testimonials

We’re over the moon with it. I honestly can’t see the difference between the part you rebuilt and the original wall.’ Mrs Brown, Eglwyswrw
It’s great. A new wall, and it looks as though it’s been there for a hundred years. So happy with it’. Mr Johnston, Aberporth

A new farm hedgebank in Ceredigion

We made this cow-proof hedgebank from stone and earth sourced from around the farm.

A garden wall and gate in Ceredigion

We built this double-skinned garden wall from local quarry stones, to match the house

A slate retaining wall in Pembrokeshire

We built this slate wall to retain the soil after new steps were cut into this bank.

A lot depends on the stone. If you are lucky enough to have stone and infill available, then you are just paying for labour. In good conditions, we would expect to build around two to three square metres of wall a day.

If a wall is kept clear of ivy and other damaging plants, then it will still be around for your grandchildren to enjoy. Add in some minimal repair and maintenance anda well-built wall will pretty much last indefinitely.

Your certainly can! If it’s an informal wall we will probably follow the slope of the land, but if it’s a garden one we can step it so that the top of the wall is level.

A drystone wall hedgebank (locally called a ‘clawdd’) is made by building two parallel walls and filling the gap between them with earth and small stones. Each wall leans in to the bank, giving it extra strength. It’s important to pick the correct hedging plants for the width of the bank. We can help with that!