Moss and lichen on a dry stone wall near Elton on a murky spring day, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Footpath gate and dry stone wall near Elton on a murky spring day, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dry stone wall and grazing sheep, Lake District National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Stile in a dry stone wall at Storiths, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The barns, dry stone walls and buttercup meadows at Gunnerside, Swaledale, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The barns, dry stone walls and buttercup meadows at Gunnerside, Swaledale, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Moss covered remains of a dry stone wall in a woodland, Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

A thin veil of mist lies among the autumn coloured trees and dry stone walls in the Littondale valley, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Early morning light on the dry stone walls and fields beside the Yorkshire Dales village of Arncliffe in autumn, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Traditional windmill at Tefia, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Dry stone wall bordered by autumnal trees, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dry stone wall on the slopes of Sugar Loaf mountain, looking towards the Usk Valley at sunset, Brecon Beacons National Park, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Dry stone wall and wooden stile above Lake Windermere, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dry stone wall, with view across a beautiful typical country landscape in spring, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, Unnited Kingdom, Europe

Dry stone wall over the summit of Allt yr Esgair, with views to Llangorse Lake and Mynydd Troed, Brecon Beacons, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Dry stone wall and ladder stile at Twisleton Scar near Ingleton, Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dry stone wall and open gateway through moorland at sunrise, Dartmoor, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Broadway Tower and dry stone wall in winter snow, Broadway, The Cotswolds, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Stone barns and dry stone walls in beautiful Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Stone barns and dry stone walls in the rolling countryside of Wensleydale near Hawes, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Idyllic farm and countryside view with dry stone wall in the Langdale Valley, Lake District National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ancient stone kiln in a rural field with a dry stone wall and overcast sky, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Grape vines growing in black volcanic pits in La Geria, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Dry stone walls and grapevines in sheltered enclosures, La Quemada de Orzola volcano, near Orzola, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Snow dusted dry stone wall on the Allt yr Esgair looking towards Llangorse Lake and the Black Mountains, Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Ruined dry stone walls on the moorland above the Tawe Valley in winter, Fforest Fawr, Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Giant green cactus sculpture outside Jardin de Cactus designed by Cesar Manrique, Guatiza, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Footpath trail from Gran Valle to Cofete, Jandia peninsula, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Historic traditional water wheel irrigation system, Betancuria, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Dry-stone walls of limestone, Kettlewell, Wharfedale, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mosque and houses in village of Sidi Boufdail, Mirleft, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Ruins of pre-Spanish Mahos village, Poblado de la Atalayita, Pozo Negro, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Mesa Verde National Park, Spruce Tree House, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Cactus plants inside Jardin de Cactus designed by Cesar Manrique, Guatiza, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Check dams crossing valley to control risk of flash flooding down steep hillside, Mirleft, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Barns and dry stone walls at Gunnerside, Swaledale, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mesa Verde National Park, Fire Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Dry stone wall, Swaledale, North Yorkshire, England, UK, Europe

Traditional barns and dry stone walls in Swaledale, Yorkshire Dales National Park, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mesa Verde National Park, Cliff Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Mesa Verde National Park, Spruce Tree House, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Mesa Verde National Park, Fire Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Mesa Verde National Park, Spruce Tree House, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Dry stone walls and grapevines in sheltered enclosures, near Orzola, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Mesa Verde National Park, Cliff Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Tumbledown dry stone wall near Great Langdale in autumn in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Los Millares prehistoric Chalcolithic settlement archaelogical site, Almeria, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rock National Monument, 14th and 15th century dwellings, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Mesa Verde National Park, Spruce Tree House, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Dyed leather hides drying in street in the souk, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Kettlewell village field sysyem, out barns and dry stone walls, in Wharfedale, The Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mesa Verde National Park, Cliff Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Mesa Verde National Park, Cliff Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rock National Monument, 14th and 15th century dwellings, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

View over the Judean Desert from Masada fortress, Israel, Middle East

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rock National Monument, 14th and 15th century dwellings, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Mesa Verde National Park, Cliff Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Dry stone walls, Eden Valley, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rock National Monument, 14th and 15th century dwellings, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Mesa Verde National Park, Spruce Tree House, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rock National Monument, 14th and 15th century dwellings, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Sweeping landscape featuring dry stone walls in spring, Peak District National Park, near Litton, Derbyshire, England, United Kindom, Europe

Barn owl (Tyto alba), on dry stone wall with hawthorn berries in late summer, captive, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dry stone wall, autumnal scene near Haytor, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, UK, Europe

Dry stone wall at Winskill Stones with Pen Y Ghent beyond, near Settle, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Fields and dry stone walls in Nidderdale, Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Barn and dry stone walls in meadows at Gunnerside, Swaledale, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Barn and dry stone walls in buttercup meadows at Gunnerside, Swaledale, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Barn and dry stone walls in meadows at Gunnerside, Swaledale, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Barns and dry stone walls in meadows at Gunnerside, Swaledale, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dry stone wall and field barns below Kisdon Hill in Swaledale, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dry stone wall and gate in meadow at Muker, Swaledale, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dry stone wall and towering cliffs of basalt lava over Jurassic sediments at the Quiraing, a famous hike and scenic attraction in the far north east of the island, Quiraing, Staffin, Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Typical spring landscape of country lane, dry stone walls, tree and barn, May, Litton, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Stone barns and dry stone walls near Gunnerside in Swaledale, Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View of village church, cottages and dry stone walls, Hartington, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Defensive stone walls of Dun Aengus, prehistoric hill fort, Inishmore, largest Aran Island, Galway Bay, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

Cattle in enclosures of dry stone walls, Inishmore, largest of the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

Dry stone walls, Inishmore, largest of the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

Enclosures of dry stone walls, Inishmore, largest of the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

Enclosures with dry stone walls, Inishmore, largest of the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

Entrance and Outer Wall, Step Pyramid Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Saqqara, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Basalt formation in Johnson Canyon east of the Bainbridge Steel Dam Lake near Ash Fork, Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, United States of America

Heather covered Bamford Moor, dry stone wall and Ladybower Reservoir at dawn in summer, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dry stone wall and Public Footpath in Crummack Dale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cotswold Lavender field with Cotswold dry stone wall, Snowshill, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Landscape with dry stone walls, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A woman hiking near Grasmere stops by a dry stone Lakeland wall beside Alcock Tarn, Lake Distirct National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dry stone wall on The Burren, County Clare, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Traditional dry stone wall and view of Hope Valley, Castleton, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dales out barns and dry stone walls at Gunnerside in Swaledale, The Yorkshire Dales National Park, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The crumbling stone walls of a derelict building in the ghost town of Two Guns, Arizona, United States of America, North America

View of Ladybower Reservoir and dry stone wall, with Bamford Edge visible in the distance, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View of dry stone walls and clock tower of Greek Orthodox Church, Theologos, Thassos, Aegean Sea, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Terraced fields of the perched villages (Al Ain) (Al Agur) of Jabal Al Akhdar (Green Mountains), Sayq Plateau, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Pinto pony in enclosure of dry stone walls, Inishmore, largest of the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

Dry stone walls, Inishmore, largest of the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

Isolated tree among sandstone rock formation in the desert canyons of the Ashar Valley, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Cotton sari being hung out to dry across village house wall, rural Orissa, India, Asia

Gouthwaite Reservoir, Dales Barns and Dry Stone Walls in Nidderdale, The Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe