The abandoned fieldstone walls of New England are every bit as iconic to the region as lobster pots, town greens, sap buckets and fall foliage. They seem to be everywhere – a latticework of dry, ...

Stone walls have purpose, personality and permanence. Historically, their purpose was to contain livestock, define boundaries and serve as convenient storage for the many rocks removed from fields to ...

Originally built as barriers between fields and farms, the region’s abandoned farmstead walls have since become the binding threads of its cultural fabric Robert Thorson - Professor of Earth Sciences ...

EGREMONT -- Paul Montgomery has a knack -- and a bit of an obsession -- for building classic New England stone walls. Since March, the 61-year-old homeowner has strenuously and meticulously placed ...

In a changing landscape, New England's old stone walls stand as the most visible and unique reminder of our agricultural past. But people have increasingly been poaching on that past, including in ...

How stone salls became prevalent in New England. Stroll through the woods of New England and you’re bound to come across long stretches of stone walls. The historic walls function as more than a ...