Residential – Bucken, Dry Stone Walling

Upper Wharfedale.

Our task this weekend was on the hill above Cray, a short walk from the stepping stones. Uphill (and down) through fairly tussocky grass and rushes and sometimes skirting around the bull and his herd. Under Peter’s direction we choose a stretch of wall about 10 meters in length, from a wall end to tie in with the remaining wall. 

Unlike other visits to this area the rock was gritstone (we were up above the limestone layer). The pictures show our progress through the weekend, resulting in a good end result. We also ‘tidied’ up a few other sections nearby, plugging holes and replacing copping stones.

As is tradition, we used our home made charcoal to make a bbq on Saturday evening. The weather was kind through the weekend, with the only spell of rain on Friday afternoon (followed by a surprise visit from Rob), and pleasant on Saturday and Sunday.