How long ago and by whose hands was this #drystone wall built?

Maybe it has been stood since #Kirroughtree forest was first felled for agriculture, before the lead mines came and before the forest park was created.

Certainly it has stood long before the tree sharing the slope sprouted.

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#Mosstodon #naturephotography

Encountered some #fungi during our walk at #Kirroughtree yesterday, and explained to our 7yo about the #mycorrhizal network. Looking for a textbook on the subject, I came across the name Paul Stamets, which, having watched #startrekdiscovery, struck me as just too much of a coincidence. Seems the contemporary expert influenced the whole #sporedrive plotline, and the Lt Cmdr was named after him in tribute! Hence the #MerlinSheldrake book I saw in #wigtown today referencing both!