Weather, sheep and time have taken their toll on the drystone dyke that separates our croft from the neighbouring farm, with several large sections collapsing over the past winter. With an unexpectedly sunny day today, we decided to make the most of it and repair a section of dyke.
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Better than the original
28 May, 2009
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This was the scene last November when a car skidded on black ice on a bend next to the croft, spun and hit the drystone dyke that extends between the house and the outbuildings. The dyke dates to the 1950s, but parts of it were almost certainly reclaimed from earlier walls and features as it [...]
Read moreOne day, there will be a wall…
19 December, 2008
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…but first we need to collect stones. Lots, and lots, and lots of stones. When we bought the croft five years ago, we found several piles of field stone scattered about the croft, many individual stones that had been rolled to one side, and a few isolated ones that were too big for previous owners [...]
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