Stone Fences - Unique to Kentucky?
Jan 23, 2018 13:43:26 #
Brownie45
Loc: Louisville, Kentucky USA
These stacked stone fences or stone walls are very common in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky. I have never seen fences like these anywhere else. I have lived or traveled all over the US and in Asia and Europe. Have any of you UHHers seen similar fences outside this region? I am just curious, because I have only seen these in this area. The stones are stacked, with no mortar holding them together. That is fairly obvious in the shot of the damaged area of the fence. If you have seen this style of fences outside this region, please reply with where you have seen them.
Jan 23, 2018 13:45:19 #
No photos shown. I've seen many stone fences in England & Scotland.
Jan 23, 2018 13:46:48 #
Brownie45
Loc: Louisville, Kentucky USA
I am not sure why the photos are not attaching. I will keep working on it.
Jan 23, 2018 13:51:57 #
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Jan 23, 2018 13:58:25 #
I have seen them in the UK and in the Kiama area in NSW, Australia
Jan 23, 2018 13:58:47 #
The bottom horizontal courses are probably universal worldwide, at least they are in the farm country of upstate New York. This is the first time i've seen the top cap course stacked vertically like that.
Jan 23, 2018 14:00:01 #
Brownie45
Loc: Louisville, Kentucky USA
Thanks, Don. They all seem to be the same style around here.
Jan 23, 2018 14:00:09 #
The book Tears and Joys of Yester Year by Anna Baldwin describes families building stone fences (dry stacking) here in the Calif foothills. No picture so I do not know if this is the reply you seek. The youngsters carried the rocks from the field and stacked them along property lines and field edges. These stone fences are still standing and can be found in the Pilot Hill area.
Jan 23, 2018 14:00:29 #
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Jan 23, 2018 14:06:12 #
When the original farmers started clearing their fields, they would pile the rocks up at the edges of the fields. Every year when they plowed, they would pull up more rocks. It didn't take long before they realized these stone piles would make good fences. So they are quite common throughout America. Being layered though is perhaps more unique.
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