Mendip Ladder Stone Stile

Mendip Ladder Stone Stile

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Mendip Ladder Stone Stile

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Mendip Hills National Landscape

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Location: Priddy, Mendip, Somerset, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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Mendip Hills National Landscape

March 26, 2021

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This is a particularly fine example of a Mendip ladder style stone stile. Drystone walls are one of the special qualities of the Mendip Hills AONB, criss-crossing the plateau they define the sense of place, reveal the limestone geology below, provide lifelines for wildlife to travel along and are a visual clue to the changes in agriculture that have happened across this nationally important landscape.

Dom Stancombe

September 14, 2021

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One of many good examples of traditional stone stiles in the area.

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