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Countryside Commission for Scotland<br />
Battleby Redgorton Perth PH13EW<br />
Perth (0738)27921<br />
DYKES ON SLOPES<br />
Dyke construction on a slope should start at the<br />
bottom. Large base stones are laid :<br />
at the slope, with subsequent<br />
courses of diminishing<br />
size laid to true<br />
horizontal.<br />
vail with no stock proof<br />
purpose may be stepped<br />
up a slope in this manner<br />
wall brought to<br />
with one course tying<br />
into lower portion of wall<br />
©c.c.s<br />
cope stones vertical or<br />
canted up-hill<br />
note importance<br />
of end cope stone<br />
wall heads<br />
batter may be<br />
increased on<br />
downhill face<br />
cope stones are tilted<br />
up-hill or are vertical<br />
INFORMATION<br />
4.10.10<br />
SHEET<br />
continuous uphill wall<br />
should be brought to a head<br />
at 20m intervals to<br />
improve stability<br />
Wall height<br />
should be constant<br />
measured at right<br />
angles to the ground<br />
A dyke meeting an<br />
out-crop or obstacle<br />
is brought to a head<br />
against it and is<br />
continued above to<br />
remain stock proof.<br />
wall face vertical<br />
or near to vertical<br />
section through<br />
wall traversing slope
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