Colin Purvis Dry Stone Dyking

Colin Purvis Dry Stone Dyking Colin Purvis is a professional dry stone waller based in Hawick in the Scottish Borders.

With 40+ years experience, he also works in North Northumberland, the Lothians and further afield. Colin Purvis is a dry stone waller and hedgelayer based in the small Scottish Borders town of Hawick. He has established a first class reputation for quality and service - built up over almost 30 years - throughout the Scottish Borders, North Northumberland and the Lothians. He has worked on a wide r

ange of projects for a diverse client base and is also a qualified Dry Stone Walling Association Instructor. As well as leading his own courses he has trained wallers and hedgelayers for the Borders Training Group, The North Northumberland Agricultural Training Association and the Dry Stone Walling Association. Colin holds regular training courses throughout the Borders and North Northumberland.

Order recently restored in the stunning Ettrick Valley…
04/08/2025

Order recently restored in the stunning Ettrick Valley…

Slope…
12/12/2024

Slope…

Before & After…
11/12/2024

Before & After…

Retaining wall - Hawick.
13/11/2024

Retaining wall - Hawick.

Stone...arches, curve and stone pillar...😉
25/09/2020

Stone...arches, curve and stone pillar...😉

Pick it up, find a bed for it and repeat...again and again and again all day long!!!! 😉
02/06/2020

Pick it up, find a bed for it and repeat...again and again and again all day long!!!! 😉

In his book 'Arch' world renowned stone artist Andy Goldsworthy sheds some light on the origin of sheep stells!He wrote:...
23/05/2020

In his book 'Arch' world renowned stone artist Andy Goldsworthy sheds some light on the origin of sheep stells!
He wrote: "I was told by one (Cumbrian) farmer that the original sheep stells were made by a man from Hawick, over in the Borders, who used to be a seafarer and had studied the ways of water and wind.
"He came up with the correct proportion of height to width to make a sheepfold that didn't collect snow.
"He couldn't tell me the name of the man. He told me that some of the folds worked and some of them didn't and that one in particular didn't work because it was too large."

The stell pictured stands approximately 4' 6" high and is finished off with traditional coverbands and a 'turf' or 'sod' top and also has throughbands every yard.
This stell is in remarkably good condition, it may be around 200 years old, for its age.
When in use it would provide shelter for around 100 ewes during adverse weather conditions.
The entrance to this stell is much tighter than normal being little more than 18" wide which would be a cozy squeeze even for the small South Country Cheviots Langburnshiels was famous for producing in its heyday!

When John Craven of Country File fame came to film the Hawick dyker...13 years ago now...genuinely nice guy who tried hi...
23/05/2020

When John Craven of Country File fame came to film the Hawick dyker...13 years ago now...genuinely nice guy who tried his hand at the dyking...but I advised him not to “give up the day job”...😉😂😮

Got to be neat and tight...not much point otherwise huh?! 😉Today was good...🌞🌞🌞
14/05/2020

Got to be neat and tight...not much point otherwise huh?! 😉
Today was good...🌞🌞🌞

Covers and copes...😉
14/05/2020

Covers and copes...😉

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TD90PD

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