BBC Countryfile Magazine

Adam Henson

Are you good at geography? If so, here’s a question for you. What do Orkney, Westmorland, Cornwall, the Cotswolds and the North Riding of Yorkshire all have in common?

Well, apart from being some of the most beautiful parts of the British Isles, they’re all famous for their drystone walls. In fact, many upland areas can boast of having hundreds of

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