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Cornish hedge
A Cornish hedge is a style of hedge built of stone and earth found in Cornwall, south-west England. Sometimes hedging plants or trees are planted on the hedge to increase its windbreaking height. A rich flora develops over the lifespan of a Cornish hedge. The Cornish hedge contributes to the distinctive field-pattern of the Cornish landscape, and form the county's largest semi-natural wildlife habitat.
==Construction==
A Cornish hedge has two sides which are built by placing huge stone blocks into the earth and packing them in with sub-soil. Smaller interlocking rocks are used to build the hedge high until it reaches a level when random turns into neat rows of square stones called "edgers".
Two inches of grass are sliced from the ground and stuck on top of the structure with sticks. — Article in ''The West Briton''
The hedge is slightly wider at bottom than at the top, because of the large "grounder" stones at the base. The structure is very stable and will stand for a hundred years or more. The hedge has two stone faces with soil between the two walls. Bushes such as gorse may grow on the top, rooted in the soil between the walls. It is called a hedge because of its living component. A professional hedger can build about a metre of double-sided hedge in a day.〔(The Great British Countryside: Cornwall & Devon ) (BBC Documentary). Video Clip: (Hugh Dennis and a Cornish Stone Hedge ). First broadcast 2012-02-16. Series Producer, Mary Summeril; Presenter, Hugh Dennis; Executive Producer, Fiona Pitcher. 〕
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