Information
in the Net
Collection of entities and associations those take care of dry stone heritage conservancy. It must be said that it only includes those entities which have an active web. Unfortunately, this criterion inevitably excludes some entities of great interest, but which haven’t a website.
CATALONIA
Amics de l'Arquitectura Popular
Page of the Association of Friends of Popular Architecture, working in the field of the districts of Lleida (Segria, Garrigues, Urgell, Segarra, etc.), actively devoted to the study and re-evaluation of the dry stone heritage. It offers various activities, projects and news items in this field.
Coordinadora d'Entitats per la Pedra Seca
Group assembling entities, associations and various groups with the purpose of disseminating, coordinating, exchanging and overseeing the dry stone cultural heritage of Catalonia.
Fundació el Solà (la Fatarella)
Entity which contributes to the preservation and dissemination of the cultural heritage of La Fatarella (Terra Alta), with special emphasis on dry stone constructions. It gives information on congresses, publications and training courses in this subject.
EUROPE
FRANCE
Association Patrimoine Lauranais
Association which promotes knowledge of the dry stone heritage in the region of Laure-Minervois (Languedoc). The web offers various photographs of this heritage.
Information on the activities of the Association Pierres d'Iris (France) for the reconstruction and evaluation of dry stone.
Maison de la Pierre Sèche à Daglan
Entity with the aim of safeguarding and preserving dry stone constructions in Daglan (France). The web has many photographs of these constructions and explains their history, the methods of construction and their current state.
SWITZERLAND
Association pour la Sauvegarde des Murs de Pierres Sèches (ASMPS)
Entity which oversees the heritage of dry stone in the region of the Jura mountains.
Stoneline. Working group for the construction and repair of dry stone walls
Working group which undertakes constructions of natural dry stone, its field of activity comprises new building and restoration.
UNITED KINGDOM
Dry Stone Walling Assotiation of Great Britain
Association which since 1968 has worked for the knowledge and preservation of the heritage in dry stone. The web contains information on courses and even competitions consisting in building walls using dry stone techniques.
INTERNATIONAL
AUSTRALIA
Dry Stone Walls Association of Australia
Association which promotes the knowledge and evaluation of dry stone structures in Australia. The web includes research studies, itineraries and an ample photo gallery.
CANADA
The Dry Stone Wall Association of Canada
Association which oversees dry stone walls in Canada, created in 2000 in Ontario.
UNITED STATES
American organisation with headquarters in Kentucky and which generally and clearly sets out the situation of dry stone constructions in the country, with special attention to the conservationist aspect.
Page of the United States Stone Foundation, with links and information relating to the world of stone. The same foundation publishes a magazine on paper with reporting from all around the world.
Association forming part of the Natural History Museum of the State of Connecticut and promoting the valorisation, research and preservation of stone walls in the region of New England, USA.