Last weekend we held our annual dry stone walling demonstration at the Haddington Agricultural Show. Unusually, this year the pile of stone had been put inside the tent ...
In some ways this was an advantage (when we arrived it was raining, and in the past we've had some fun at agricultural shows chasing after our leaflets as they blew off in the wind) but in others it wasn't so good (the rain cleared up pretty quickly, and the fact that we were indoors meant we were less visible to the public). We thought about moving the stone outside, but it had been put well back in the tent, so we decided to build the wall just inside the tent entrance.
The stone was a bit easier to work with than previous years' - red sandstone mostly, quite soft and easy to work.
As usual, we had some 'junior' helpers ...
And the final product (additional 'mini copes' added by our enthusiastic youngsters).
Thanks to Sam and Gail for the photos!
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