Beginners' Training Courses
Whether you’re thinking about repairing a dry stone wall, or simply interested in how a dry stone wall stays up, why not try a 2 day Beginners’ Training Course in Dry Stone Walling? Current Cost is £120 for a 2 day weekend course or £75 for just the Saturday, with a 50% reduction for those in full-time education or in receipt of unemployment benefit. Please contact us for an application form indicating which course is of interest to you.
Beginners' Training Course
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £120 for the weekend or £75 for just the Saturday. This course will be led by a professional dry stone waller and will cover both the basic theory and hands-on practice of building a dry stone wall. Please see map for course location.
If you wish to apply for this course please email contact@csdswa.org.uk
Taster Day
Are you interested in dry stone walling? Would you like to learn how to ensure a dry stone wall stands for many years? The East of Scotland Branch of the Dry Stone Walling Association is running Taster Day on Saturday 11th April at Little Trochry farm, a small scale vegetable farm on the outskirts of Dunkeld. The farm is 3 miles from the A9 on the A822 road to Amulree. Iain and Kirsten at the farm shop will be our hosts for the day and will provide refreshments, shelter and loo facilities.
Please note this is not an official training course, but simply a taster day. There will however be qualified dykers on hand to help you. All participants must be 18 or over, wear stout boots (preferably with a steel toecap) and bring work/gardening gloves.
The cost for the day is £75. Numbers will need to be limited, so please get in touch if you are interested via email to contact@csdswa.org.uk .
Beginners' Training Course
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £120 for the weekend or £75 for just the Saturday. This course will be led by a professional dry stone waller and will cover both the basic theory and hands-on practice of building a dry stone wall. Please see map for course location.
If you wish to apply for this course please email contact@csdswa.org.uk
Beginnners' Training Course
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £120 for the weekend or £75 for just the Saturday. This course will be led by a professional dry stone waller and will cover both the basic theory and hands-on practice of building a dry stone wall. Please see map for course location.
If you wish to apply for this course please email contact@csdswa.org.uk
Beginners' Training Course
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £120 for the weekend or £75 for just the Saturday. This course will be led by a professional dry stone waller and will cover both the basic theory and hands-on practice of building a dry stone wall. Please see map for course location.
If you wish to apply for this course please email contact@csdswa.org.uk
Beginners' Training Course
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £120 for the weekend or £75 for just the Saturday. This course will be led by a professional dry stone waller and will cover both the basic theory and hands-on practice of building a dry stone wall. Please see map for course location.
If you wish to apply for this course please email contact@csdswa.org.uk
Beginners' Training Course
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £120 for the weekend or £75 for just the Saturday. This course will be led by a professional dry stone waller and will cover both the basic theory and hands-on practice of building a dry stone wall. Please see map for course location.
If you wish to apply for this course please email contact@csdswa.org.uk
Beginners' Training Course
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £120 for the weekend or £75 for just the Saturday. This course will be led by a professional dry stone waller and will cover both the basic theory and hands-on practice of building a dry stone wall. Please see map for course location.
If you wish to apply for this course please email contact@csdswa.org.uk
Beginners' Training Course
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £120 for the weekend or £75 for just the Saturday. This course will be led by a professional dry stone waller and will cover both the basic theory and hands-on practice of building a dry stone wall. Please see map for course location.
If you wish to apply for this course please email contact@csdswa.org.uk
Beginners' Training Course
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £120 for the weekend or £75 for just the Saturday. This course will be led by a professional dry stone waller and will cover both the basic theory and hands-on practice of building a dry stone wall. Please see map for course location.
If you wish to apply for this course please email contact@csdswa.org.uk
Beginners' Training Course
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £120 for the weekend or £75 for just the Saturday. This course will be led by a professional dry stone waller and will cover both the basic theory and hands-on practice of building a dry stone wall. Please see map for course location.
If you wish to apply for this course please email contact@csdswa.org.uk
COURSE FULL 2 Day Beginners' Training Course in Dry Stone Walling at Merryhill 20th - 21st September, 2025
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £105 for the weekend. This course will be led by a professional dry stone waller and will be held at Merryhill near Rosyth in Fife. Please see location map
If you wish to apply for this course please email contact@csdswa.org.uk
COURSE FULL 2 Day Beginners' Training Course in Dry Stone Walling at South Mains Farm 26/27 July, 2025
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £105 for the weekend. This course will be led by a professional dry stone waller. It will be held at South Mains Farm near Forfar. Please see location map.
If you wish to apply for this course please email contact@csdswa.org.uk for Application and Health and Safety forms.
COURSE FULL 2 Day Beginners' Training Course in Dry Stone Walling at Blackruthven near Perth on 10/11 May, 2025.
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £105 for the weekend. This course will be led by a professional dry stone waller and held at Blackruthven Farm in Perthshire. Please see location map
If you wish to apply for this course, please email contact@csdswa.org.uk for Application and Health and Safety forms.
FULLY BOOKED Taster Day Dunkeld
Day Fully Booked Dry Stone Walling Taster Day
Are you interested in dry stone walling? Would you like to learn how to ensure a dry stone wall stands for many years?
The Central Scotland Branch of the Dry Stone Walling Association is running Taster Day on Saturday 19th April at Little Trochry farm, a small scale vegetable farm on the outskirts of Dunkeld. The farm is 3 miles from the A9 on the A822 road to Amulree.
Please note this is not an official training course, but simply a taster day. There will however be qualified dykers on hand to help you.
The cost for the day is £40, payable on the day. Numbers will need to be limited, so please send a note of your name and contact details if you are interested.
Either contact us via this website contact@csdswa.org.uk or via the Farm Shop website VEG@LITTLETROCHRY.CO.UK
Iain and Kirsten at the farm shop will be our hosts for the day and will provide refreshments, shelter and loo facilities.
All participants must be 18 or over, wear stout boots, preferably with a steel toecap and bring work gloves.
COURSE FULL 2 Day Beginners' Training Course in Dry Stone Walling at Merryhill 05/06 April 2025
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £105 for the weekend. This course will be led by a professional dry stone waller and will be held at Merryhill near Rosyth in Fife. Please see location map.
If you wish to apply for this course please email contact@csdswa.org.uk for Application and Health and Safety forms.
This course is full 2 Day Beginners' Training Course in Dry Stone Walling at Merryhill 21 and 22 September
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £105 for the weekend. This course will be led by a professional dry stone waller and be held at Merryhill near Rosyth in Fife. Please see location map
This course is full 2 Day Beginners' Training Course in Dry Stone Walling at South Mains Farm
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £105 for the weekend. This course will be led by a professional dry stone waller. It will be held at South Mains Farm near Forfar. Please see location map.
This course is full. 2 Day Beginners' Training Course in Dry Stone Walling at Blackruthven
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £105 for the weekend. This course will be led by a professional dry stone waller and held at Blackruthven Farm in Perthshire. Please see location map
This course is full. 2 Day Beginners' Training Course in Dry Stone Walling at Merryhill 20/21 April 2024
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £105 for the weekend. This course will be led by a professional dry stone waller and be held at Merryhill near Rosyth in Fife. Please see location map
2 Day Beginners' Training Course in Dry Stone Walling at Merryhill
This training course is now fully booked.
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £105 for the weekend. This course will be held at Merryhill near Rosyth in Fife. Please see location map
2 Day Beginners' Training Course in Dry Stone Walling at South Mains
*THIS COURSE IS NOW FULLY BOOKED*
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £105 for the weekend. This course will be held at South Mains Farm near Forfar. Please see location map.
COURSE FULL 2 Day Beginners' Training Course in Dry Stone Walling at Blackruthven
**THIS COURSE IS NOW FULLY BOOKED….MERRYHILL IN SEPTEMBER IS CURRENTLY STILL AVAILABLE**
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £105 for the weekend. This course will be held at Blackruthven Farm in Perthshire. Please see location map
2 Day Beginners' Training Course in Dry Stone Walling at Merryhill
**THIS COURSE IS NOW FULLY BOOKED….MERRYHILL IN SEPTEMBER IS CURRENTLY STILL AVAILABLE**
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £105 for the weekend. This course will be held at Merryhill near Rosyth in Fife. Please see location map
2 Day Beginners' Training Course in Dry Stone Walling
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £105 for the weekend. This course will be held at Cambo Estate near St. Andrews. Please see location.
COURSE FULL 2 Day Beginners' Training Course in Dry Stone Walling
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £105 for the weekend. This course will be held at Blackruthven near Perth. See location map.
COURSE FULL 2 Day Beginners' Training Course in Dry Stone Walling
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £105 for the weekend. This course will be held at Merryhill near Rosyth. See location map.
COURSE FULL 2 Day Beginners' Training Course in Dry Stone Walling (Copy)
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £105 for the weekend. This course will be held at Merryhill near Rosyth. See location map.
2 Day Beginners' Course in Dry Stone Walling
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £105 for the weekend. This course will be held at South Mains farm, near Forfar. Hot drinks, soup and snacks provided. See location map.
(COURSE FULL) 2 Day Beginners' Training Course in Dry Stone Walling
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £105 for the weekend. This course will be held at Merryhill near Rosyth. See location map.
(COURSE FULL) 2 Day Beginners' Training Course in Dry Stone Walling
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. The course fee is £105 for the weekend. This course will be held at South Mains farm, near Forfar. Hot drinks, soup and snacks. See location map.
COURSE FULL 2 Day Beginners' Training Course in Dry Stone Walling. (Copy)
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. A book on ‘Dry Stone Walling Techniques and Traditions’ will be included in the course fee of £105. This course will be held at Blackruthven near Perth.
COURSE FULL 2 Day Beginners' Training Course in Dry Stone Walling.
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. A book on ‘Dry Stone Walling Techniques and Traditions’ will be included in the course fee of £105. This course will be held at Merryhill Steading, Charlestown, Rosyth, KY11 3DR
COURSE FULL 2 Day Beginners' Training Course in Dry Stone Walling.
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. A book on ‘Dry Stone Walling Techniques and Traditions’ will be included in the course fee of £105. This course will be held at South Mains farm, near Forfar. See location map.
COURSE FULL 2 day Beginners' Training Course in Dry Stone Walling
This 2 day introductory course will give you the basic skills required to build a dry stone wall. A book on ‘Dry Stone Walling Techniques and Traditions’ will be included in the course fee of £105. This course will be held at Blackruthven, near Perth. See location map.
Postponed - 2 Day Beginners' Training Course in Dry Stone Walling
On advice from the DSWA Trustee Board, due to Covid19, all CSB drystone walling events have been cancelled until the end of June. Please check the website for updates.