Lanarkshire – Garden Dry Stone Retaining Walls

A problem garden – steep slopes

The clients approached me earlier this year to discuss solutions to their steeply sloped garden near to Lanark. There was also a septic tank area that need sorting. The site screamed dry stone retaining walls!

The solution – dry stone terraces

Garden Dry Stone Retaining wall near to Lanark

We decided up a long, slightly curved dry stone retaining wall approximately 1m tall to the top of the copes.  A second lower wall would run parallel to wooden planters built in front of the house. These two walls would meet at a point at the highest point of the slope. The space between the two terraces would create a triangular shaped planting space.  Meanwhile, the septic tank would be contained by a three sided walled area.

Building on a slope and up a slope was a challenge!

Approximately 25 tonnes of Swinton Rubble from Hutton stone was used was used for this dry stone wall.

You can see more examples of my dry stone walling work on the projects page.