6th Mar 2026

This National Careers Week we wanted to shine the light on the different avenues into this heritage craft. Although Apprenticeships are a great way into the craft (as proved by our past schemes), they are not always available. We have spoken to three wallers to see how they became a professional dry stone waller. Simon… Read more »

Dry Stone Walling Association Dry Stone Walling Association
Dry Stone Walling Association Dry Stone Walling Association
24th Feb 2026

The UK is in the process of compiling an Inventory of National Living Heritage and there is more detail at the end of this post. The Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain (DSWA) are engaged in this process to include the craft of Dry Stone Walling as our living heritage and join an international… Read more »

3rd Feb 2026

An illustrated, international collection of poems and prose celebrating the craft of dry stone walling. The Next Big Step for the Anthology DSWA Member Terry McCormick, has been working hard on this project which is now complete and ready to move forward. All that is needed is the funding to make this into a book… Read more »