Personally if I'd lived somewhere like that when the kids were younger I would've shipped them out and enjoyed those views and not worried about a fence
I don't think there is a cheap way of doing it natalie unless you can do it yourselves. I'd offer my services but I'm up to my eyes with my own fence!
Is it mainly the water wheel bit that's an issue? The rest of the wall just look like it leads on to 'normal' height land. Could you just fence a small area for the children?
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I was born and lived most of my younger years on a farm mother and father pointed out all the places we had not to go or play on from a very young age and none of us our anyone elses kids that vistited had any nasty accidents. The farm had a main road right outside and across the road a large wood area plus all the dangers of a farm father would walk around the farm and show us the dangers we had all the freedom except those places it worked.
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As a long term I would look at putting a short iron railing fence on top of the wall. I think it would be in keeping with the character.
Something for them to tie ropes to and abseil down when they are older a la St Trinians.
Personally if I'd lived somewhere like that when the kids were younger I would've shipped them out and enjoyed those views and not worried about a fence
How about digging a trench inside the wall? Labour intensive but relatively cheap, it would keep the wall and make it higher.
A trench would fill with water and then we'd have a whole new problem on our hands...
We were posting at same time there wb!
I don't think there is a cheap way of doing it natalie unless you can do it yourselves. I'd offer my services but I'm up to my eyes with my own fence!
Is it mainly the water wheel bit that's an issue? The rest of the wall just look like it leads on to 'normal' height land. Could you just fence a small area for the children?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
..not if there were drainage holes drill through the wall..
I was thinking about one that was wide enough for a path.
Be me to it Fg I was going to suggest a "pen"
I was born and lived most of my younger years on a farm mother and father pointed out all the places we had not to go or play on from a very young age and none of us our anyone elses kids that vistited had any nasty accidents. The farm had a main road right outside and across the road a large wood area plus all the dangers of a farm father would walk around the farm and show us the dangers we had all the freedom except those places it worked.
If kids to small for doing that fence in a nice play area to keep them away from the wall till they get older and understand the danger's.