Dry Stone Conservancy

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Stone is the oldest construction material known to mankind. The most ancient remaining drystone structures are scattered throughout the world, with Egyptian pyramids and Peruvian temples as world-class examples. Prehistoric dwellings - brochs, bories, trullis, cabanes, cleits, and giren - extend from the Shetland Islands to the eastern Mediterranean. Drystone terraces and canals built to aid agriculture around the world are equally ancient and widespread. Stone is the oldest construction material known to mankind. The most ancient remaining drystone structures are scattered throughout the world, with Egyptian pyramids and Peruvian temples as world-class examples. Prehistoric dwellings - brochs, bories, trullis, cabanes, cleits, and giren - extend from the Shetland Islands to the eastern Mediterranean. Drystone terraces and canals built to aid agriculture around the world are equally ancient and widespread. Since colonial times, the United States has built upon a rich drystone heritage. Agriculture, industry, and roadways developed over 200 years using native stone on a vast scale. On farms, there were drystone dwelling houses, barns, slave quarters, spring houses, smoke houses, and ice houses. Towns contained stone court houses, clerk's offices, banks, shops, inns, and churches. Structures for transportation and early industry include drystone mills, dams, bridges, stream and pond borders, iron furnaces, lime kilns, and distilleries. ...

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