Focus on – Drystone walling projects in West Lothian

Livingston back garden patio and dry stone retaining wall

Working in West Lothian

West Lothian has been my local “patch” for much of my walling career. I’ve lived in the area nearly 20 years, with a short couple of years away in Fife. I’ve been fortunate to have been commisioned to build a large number and variety of drystone walling jobs in West Lothian. These are some of them.

Murieston, West Lothian entrance walls — Enntrance walls

Murieston – Drystone entranceway and gates

I designed and built these sweeping drystone walls on this entranceway at a property on the edge of Livingston. I used Alston stone from Border Aggregates in Kelso and the large boulders were from CED. They were placed at the end to act as feature and as a deterrent to protect the end of the walls from vehicles. Despite placing the boulders as a deterrant, the large end stone on the straight section has been driven into three times since I built the walls!

Easter Breichm West Lothian drystone boundary wall — Drystone boundary wall

Easter Breich – freestanding drystone boundary wall

I used Denfind Stone to build this long curving wall.

Bathgate, West Lothian red sandstone boundary wall and pillars — Red sandstone boundary wall and pillars

Bathgate – Red sandstone front garden drystone wall and pillars

A drystone wall in the front garden of this property in Bathgate. The stone, copes and capstones were supplied by Cumbrian Stone Ltd.

Murieston, West Lothian garden drystsone walls — Garden drystsone walls and paving

Murieston – garden landscaping, dry stone retaining walls and steps

This was quite a big job. A full 8 yard builders skip was filled with soil as the garden had to be dug out by hand. The old broken paving was removed and new crazy paving brought in a laid. New dry stone retaining walls with flat caps were added. Finally new soil was added to make the beds.

Stone, paving, aggregates and cement were supplied by Border Aggregates.

Bathgate, West Lothian fieldstone boundary wall — Fieldstone boundary wall

Bathgate – freesstanding drystone wall

This boundary drystone wall was built with a mix of stone supplied Border Aggregates and some by the client.

Deerpark, West Lothian garden landscaping with stone — Garden landscaping with stone

Livingston – Retaining wall and paving

I built a vertically laid, curved drystone retaining wall in this garden in Livingston. The flat cap stones allow people to sit on the wall. Crevices for planting alpines were added too. A small paved area provided space for sitting.

Livingston, West Lothian patio, steps and planter — Patio, steps and planter

Livingston – paving, steps and seating area

This was a fairly straight-forward replacement of a rotten wooden decking space with stone.

Kirknewton, West Lothian drystone bench — Drystone bench

Kirknewton – Drystone bench

An interesting drystone bench with larch seat in this garden near to Kirknewton. Two planters added space for greenery.

Craigencalt, West Lothian drystone front garden — Drystone front garden

Craigencalt – Dry stone steps, planters, paving and walls.

The drystone walling work was made to create a stunning entrance to this property.

Linlithgow, West Lothian dry stone bench — Dry stone bench

Linlithgow – Drystone bench

I made this curved drystone bench with larch seat for this client in his back garden in Linlithgow. He completed the works, removing the old paving and adding gravel.

The stone came from Hutton Stone near to Berwick-upon-Tweed.

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