Kōrero: Building stone

Stone wall, Dunedin

Stone wall, Dunedin

Due to the ready availability of volcanic rock, stone walls are common in the area around the extinct Dunedin volcano. This wall is on a ridge between Pūrākaunui and Port Chalmers; the hill in the background is Mopanui.

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Private collection
Photograph by Mark Walrond

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Simon Nathan and Bruce Hayward, 'Building stone - Igneous rocks', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/8084/stone-wall-dunedin (accessed 25 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Simon Nathan and Bruce Hayward, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006