Dry Stone Wall Maze

Decided to have a morning walk today and to have a look at the Dalby Forest Maze.

Mark Ellis conceived the idea for the maze in 1997, which he designed and is building with two other local craftsmen. The first foundation stones were laid in September 2014 and to this date, we're about halfway through the project.
Each stone is being carved and laid out by hand, as is the tradition with dry stone walling. The maze will consist of 4 inner circular walls, encased by 5 square walls to create the maze. Interesting features are being added, such as squeezer stiles - originally designed to let people past, but not sheep, smout holes - designed to let sheep through but not people, bee boles - created to keep the bee hive warm in winter and protect it from the elements and a few other surprises.
Once complete, the maze will be the largest in the world at 80 x 80 metres, with over 4,000 tonnes of regional stone being used and years to complete. 

Well worth the trip to see how this project is progressing.