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Flagstone (flag) is a generic flat stone, sometimes cut in regular rectangular or square shape and usually used for paving slabs or walkways, patios, flooring, fences and roofing. It may be used for memorials, headstones , facades and other construction.
The name "Drukken" steps derives from a person's gait as they stepped from stone to stone whilst crossing the Red Burn. Seven or more stones were originally set in the Red Burn which was much wider than in 2009. [3] Burns himself used the Scots spelling "Drucken" rather than "Drukken". [4] The ruins of the Drukken Steps are in the Eglinton ...
Polygonum arenastrum, commonly known as equal-leaved knotgrass, [2] is a summer annual flowering plant in the knotweed family Polygonaceae.Other common names include common knotweed, prostrate knotweed, mat grass, oval-leaf knotweed, [3] stone grass, wiregrass, and door weed, as well as many others.
Flagstone may refer to: Flagstone , a flat stone, usually used for paving slabs or walkways, patios, fences and roofing, or for memorials, headstones, facades and other constructions Flagstone, a fictional town and a key setting in the 1968 Sergio Leone spaghetti Western film Once Upon a Time in the West
This contrasts with the handling of stone elements: in a Japanese garden, stepping stones are placed in groupings as part of the landscape, but in a Chinese garden, a particularly choice stone might even be placed on a pedestal in a prominent location so that it might be more easily appreciated.
Rock balancing (also stone balancing, or stacking) is a form of recreation or artistic expression in which rocks are piled in balanced stacks, often in a precarious manner. Conservationists and park services have expressed concerns that the arrangements of rocks can disrupt animal habitats, accelerate soil erosion, and misdirect hikers in areas ...
Stepped mounting block in Nantwich, Cheshire. Mounting blocks were usually made from stone or wood and prior to the era of the motor car they were very common. Some have three or more steps leading up to a platform which gave extra height and therefore easier access to the saddle and less chance of falling when dismounting. [6]
Turf house with a wooden gafli in Iceland.. Icelandic architecture changed in many ways in more than 1,000 years after the turf houses were being constructed. The first evolutionary step happened in the 14th century, when the Viking-style longhouses were gradually abandoned and replaced with many small and specialized interconnected buildings.