Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain

Leaflets

There is a wide range of free leaflets available from the office although a small charge is levied to cover the cost of postage on bulk orders. Please contact the office if you wish to discuss this option.

The leaflets are listed below and are in pdf format.  They can be viewed by clicking on the title. Unless otherwise stated, most of them are designed as A5 booklets in pages of 4 or multiples of 4.  You should set your printer to A4 paper, landscape format and double-sided printing to ensure pages are in the correct order when printed out. 

To access these files Adobe Acrobat Reader V5 or later is required.
Click on the icon for free download.

Technical specifications for dry stone walls
Technical specifications for simple retaining walls
Technical specifications for single walls and boulder dykes
Technical specifications for Cotswold Oolitic Limestone walls
Brief guide to inspecting dry stone walls
Butts for shooting, shelter and watching
Notes on building a cairn
Possible sources of grant funding for dry stone walls - currently being updated, available soon

Walls and the landscape – a guide to British walls - sorry not available electronically
Geology for wallers
Exploring and recording local field boundaries
Churchyard dry stone walls and survey form (A4 double-sided)
Dry stone walls and wildlife
Bee boles
Wall survey forms
Walls need friends

Register of Certificated Professional Members and Sources of Stone
Craftsman Certification Scheme booklet and test application form

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