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Donegal, Ireland
Donegal Quartzite
Silver-white metamorphic stone from the wild Atlantic coast
Kilkenny, Ireland
Kilkenny Blue Limestone
Ireland's most prestigious interior stone — deep blue-grey perfection
Yorkshire, England
Yorkstone Reclaimed
Centuries of character — warm golden sandstone from England's North
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Latest Finds
Stone walls, patios, and structures found across Derry, Donegal, and beyond. Each one a piece of local geology made tangible.
Random Rubble Boundary Wall
A classic random rubble quartzite boundary wall on the outskirts of Culmore. The silvery-white stone glitters in low Atlantic light. No mortar — dry stone throughout, estimated over 100 years old.
Inishowen Dry Stone Field Boundary
A spectacular dry stone field boundary on the Inishowen Peninsula west of Buncrana. The wall runs for over 200 metres along a natural quartzite ridge, the stone sourced directly from the bedrock it sits on.
Coursed Limestone Farm Wall
A beautifully coursed limestone farm wall outside Limavady. The roughly squared stones are laid in even courses with consistent bed joints — a higher-skilled tradition than random rubble, common in the Roe Valley.
Victorian Sandstone Commercial Facade
A late-Victorian commercial building facade on Waterloo Place, Derry. Dressed sandstone ashlar in a warm buff colour — the fine tooled surface and rusticated quoins are characteristic of the period's civic architecture.
Quartzite Garden Paving
An irregular quartzite garden paving project in a Letterkenny new-build. Locally sourced stone laid in a random pattern with wide lime mortar joints — the rough-split faces provide good grip and authentic Donegal character.
Granite Farmhouse Outbuilding
An old farmhouse outbuilding outside Dungiven, constructed from split-face granite in random coursed rubble. The walls are 600mm thick at the base, tapering to 450mm. The building dates to the 1870s and is structurally sound.
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Top 5 Stonemasons in Derry/Londonderry for 2026
Whether you need a dry stone boundary wall repaired, a new quartzite patio, or a traditional fireplace built, these are the craftspeople to call in the Derry area.
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