Published October 17, 2026 | Version v1

First use of a mobile stone workshop in the Lahn valley (Germany)

  • 1. Dienstleistungszentrum Ländlicher Raum (DLR) Westerwald-Osteifel, Montabaur, Germany
  • 2. Waldems, Germany
  • 3. Germany

Description

A mobile stone workshop was set up for the first time at the vineyard festival in Obernhof on the Lahn, on 6 and 7 June 2026, as part of the Lost Vine Place Lahn project. Using type boxes and templates, children and adults built small retaining walls without mortar, cairns on tripod bases and a round arch over its timber centring. The report describes how the format drew every age group into the craft, and into the case for keeping the dry-stone walls of the Lahn.

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2754-7639

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10.5281/zenodo.23440527 (DOI)