Rockside Cultural Heritage Landscape Study - Town of Caledon

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Rockside Cultural Heritage Landscape Study Town of Caledon Fences and Walls (refer to Figures 5,6,7) The Rockside area includes many fences and walls typical to the Southern Ontario rural landscape, including cedar rail and stone fences. However the characteristic Rockside fence, a carefully laid dry stone wall with slight ‘batter’ from base to top, and shimmed with cedar shingles is thought to be unique. This wall was noted on several properties with former association to the MacDonalds and their extended family, including the designated Patullo-McDiarmid- Simmonds Stone Fence. Stone fence at Tweed Airigh Farm, Winston Churchill Boulevard Vegetation Cedar Rail Fence More typical structures include: - ‘Rubble’ stone fences of collected fieldstone, some topped with intact or remnant sections of cedar rail fence - Mortared stone walls and/or gateposts (e.g. Rockfort Farm, Melville Church) - Cedar rail fences, both straight rail and snake rail (many appear rebuilt with original material Historic vegetation types and patterns of use in the study area include: - Remnant tree-lined roadways - Hedgerows, windbreaks and tree-lined farm laneways - Remnant orchards (example on Rockfort Farm) - Remnant sugar bush (example on Rockfort Farm - Field patterns as delineated by the layout of stone walls, and hedgerows Heritage trees and Patullo- McDermid-Simmonds stone fence, Mississauga Road 35
Rockside Cultural Heritage Landscape Study Town of Caledon Historic Lime Kilns and Pits In additions to the use of collected stones for fences and walls many Rockside settlers took advantage of the stony, escarpment location and extracted stone for personal building use. The remains of these pits can be found in several locations and include: - Former historic lime kilns (refer to Figure 5) - Small historic personal-use quarries used to extract stone for building (example on Rockfort Farm) Natural Features Key natural features in the area include: - Niagara Escarpment natural areas - The Badlands. Although outside of the Rockside CHL, this is an important adjacent cultural heritage landscape feature, located on Olde Base Line Road. - Drumlin located mid-concession between Winston Churchill Boulevard and Shaw’s Creek Road - Streams, wetlands & natural springs View to drumlin east side Winston Churchill Roads (refer to Figures 5,6,7) Many of the roads in the Rockside area remain in a rural profile (i.e. two-lane, unpaved), with several that retain historic curves and alignments, and tree-lined sections. Olde Base Line Road Although paved, Olde Base Line Road retains its rolling topography, tree lined edges, and views to the south as it ascends the Escarpment. Shaw’s Creek Road Narrow, hilly, with pastoral views to the east and long views extending southward. 36
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