Wheal Coates tin mine, Cornwall. PLEASE STAY, DON'T RUN AWAY (ESPECIALLY NOW)!!!

Great capture again Andy. Never seen the stones in a dry-stone wall arranged in this way before. I guess this must be local to Cornwall.
Best wishes, Doug

Thanks, Doug!
I've only ever seen it here, at Wheal Coates. I mention granite in the tags as this is a granite 'inselberg' but there are other rock types very close by and I suspect these walls near the mine were constructed from a variety of rocks.
There is only one open side to this wall. it is holding back the earth and rock on the other side.
Best wishes, Andy

I wonder perhaps the reason for the arrangement of the stones is because it is a retaining wall built by miners rather than a field boundary built by farmers.

You may well be right, Doug!
Except ... most of the miners were also farmers and came from farming stock and knew perfectly well how to build walls to suit many different circumstances.
I feel the answer may lie more in the particular nature of the stones they were working with and the specific requirements of the job in hand.
No-one around to ask, unfortunately!

Wow! You use "Inselberg" in your language! Nice to find it this way round once. ;-)
Beautiful and interesting picture - perhaps you would like the Wachau-area, west of Vienna along Danube river. Granit of (well, I try) Böhmische Masse and lots of drystone-walls/terrasses ... not that artistic as yours in Britain, but still it works ... ;-)
Cheers.

I will find some photos of the area! Thanks Leon!

Berny,
Glo,
Many thanks!

I can nearly smell the flowers and the sea!

Nouchet,
Gudrun,
Els,
Thank you! Best wishes, Andy

Many thanks, Claudia!

love this!

Thank you, Annemarie!

Great contrast between the flowers and foliage in the foreground and the harsh shapes and textures in the wall. Very nicely composed and taken Andy.

Pleased you like it Keith. Thank you!

Evan,

Thank you!
Best wishes, Andy

Many thanks, Tone.
Best wishes,
Andy

Thank you, Campayo.

Great framing and colours Andy YS.
Cheers, Rosa.

Many thanks, Rosa!
Best wishes, Andy

Excellent nature composition, well seen and welll captured!
best wishes,
Adele

Thank you, Adele.
Best wishes,
Andy

Thank you, Jens. Yes, it is different!

lovely and natural for colours and textures !

Thank you once more, Bev!

That is impressive! I can't imagine the hard labor that went into building that fence. It's a gorgeous scene.

Eve,
Diane,
Thank you both!

Sylvain,
Leon,
Thank you!

A stone fence

Thank you cp_u!

Thank you Nadia!

... nice composition; so many nice elements ...

(that wall !! )

Pleased you like it, Wally. Best wishes, Andy

Thank you Justine! Have a good week!