Observed arrival · 2026-09-25
Dyke Stone Walling’s Catalan field notebook
A Scottish waller’s notebook pairs dry-stone repair notes from rural Catalonia with the Galloway walling knowledge he brought to the work.
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- Dry-stone wallers and readers of traditional building techniques
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- The glossary distinguishes a dyke from a marge: one stands in a field; the other supports the next terrace.
Field notes
The glossary is organized around what a feature is for, not just a word-for-word translation. It notes, for example, that hearting packs the space between face stones and can also drain a terrace bank. The dated entries move from a four-repair-day comparison of batter frames to a hut-roof account involving stone rings, a capstone, and earth on top; the page says no timber was used in that roof.
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