First Session of the Year

Roderick and Duncan arrived at Brookside Farm on a clear frosty morning to find the ground frozen solid. 

Arriving at the collapsed section of wall a clear bulge could be seen which Andrew the farmer later explained was caused by a mini landslide. Our first decision was how much of the wall to take down as a partial repair had already been started. Since part of the ‘bulge’ was sound we just dismantled the repaired section plus the loose and unstable stones on each side, although this was later expanded unexpectedly!

By late morning the cold wind eased and Andrew’s sheep came to join us in the field. 

Initially we thought that we could complete the job in one day but as the sun went down over the horizon it became clear that it would need a second visit to complete the repair.