The Groundhog day wall – Fife
This job in Fife took a lot of effort. 45m of wall. A bell-mouth entrance. 700 hand-made copes. Curves, cheek-ends and changing heights. Stone that... Read More
A job made in installments – West Lothian
Some projects run from day one to completion. Some jobs take a few days; others take weeks. And some are run over an elongated time... Read More
The Nookie Wall – garden stone walls – Edinburgh.
Continuing my theme of complicated garden stone walls and landscaping jobs, the Nookie wall, as I called it, was a challenging build. Starting off, we had 10... Read More
Milnathort Recessed arch and seating area
After enjoying the challenge of building the moongate in the summer, I was pleased to be offered the chance to build another arched feature in... Read More
Dry Stone bench – Kirknewton
This dry stone bench was a fun, creative project to do. The original spec was to build a dry stone bench in the garden. Where... Read More
Water feature and garden landscaping – Edinburgh
This Edinburgh garden landscaping job involved taking a very dank and unused garden and transforming it into a beautiful space. The key requirements were for... Read More
Dr. Badger’s memorial dry stone bench – Dunbar
I was contacted in the Spring of 2013 with a proposal to build a dry stone bench in the East Lothian town of Dunbar. The... Read More
Auchtermuchty – retaining walls, recessed arch and low terraces
This challenging project involved making something really impressive out of some very unremarkable stone… The client asked for a high retaining wall in their new... Read More
Oatridge – free-standing dry stone walls
Working for Paths for All, we built some short sections of wall as part of their national path demonstration site at Oatridge agricultural college near... Read More