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A hard wearing stone surface used on steep slopes, using large pitching stone set into the ground in the manner of rough cobbles to provide random steps, where an unbound path surface would be prone to severe erosion.

Source: Fix the Fells - A Pitch in Time...

For further information about stone pitching for upland paths click link Stone Pitched Path (Upland Pathwork - Construction Standards for Scotland).

Download the standard detail drawing and specification details to use in your path construction project contract document:  Stone Pitched Path (Lowland Style) - Standard Detail Drawing & Specification Details

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