The old revetment
Our first job was to remove the old revetment and salvage any useable stone. Some sections had also been cemented together so where possible we removed the rock from the cement.
The old revetment stripped out
We brought in some new stone from a drystone wall that had been been dismantled and kept aside for future use. We also collected some rock from the edge of the lake that had obviously been pulled out of the revetment at some point.
Digging in the first course
For the first course we dug in a deep line of stones as this would be the first line of defence against the rising lake and will help protect the rest of our work.
Working our way up the bank
We then positioned some wooden rails to help us keep line as we worked up the bank. We progressed up the bank building one course on top of the other, similar to building a drystone wall.
Progressing nicely
Once each section was completed we "leap-frogged" over each other to start work on another section.
Starting work on the next section
To improve access down to the shore we added a couple of low slate steps. Once all the work was finished we had a big clean up removing all the rubble and soil, and finally adding grass seed to the whole area.
The finished work
The work has taken a good few weeks to complete but it's a big improvement on what was there previously and should hopefully last much longer than the original work. You can see another example of the revetment we replaced at Cockshott Point in 2013 here... link
