So my goal was to learn to build a dry stone wall this year from the remains of the demolished cow shed on our property, and amazingly, this is what it looks like after four days of labour. 
The steps took about three of the four days, but what a pleasant view out the back of the kitchen window. I'd say we're only about 25% of the way along the back garden, but things should move more swiftly from here. I may even be able to stand upright in a few weeks.I've attached a before photo which shows how silly I look in my hat. The weather here has been gorgeous ...
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Oh my gosh, beautiful work~! How are you going to cement the stones, or will they stay on their own?
They will stay on their own. The way you seat the stones, as well as the technique of having two parallel troughs that are filled with aggregate and debris in the middle, keep it all together. There are 250,000 miles of stone wall in Ireland; none held together with cement.
Truly amazing. :)
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