Cheviot Area : Break Down Of Boundary Type And Condition
| Stock proof wall sections alone | 300m |
| Stock proof wall sections with attached upper level post and wire | 3865m |
| Wall section with continuous post and wire fence | 5155m |
| Wall foundations only with continuous post and wire fence | 1010m |
| Hedge banks alone | 0m |
| Hedge banks (remnant) with continuous post and wire fence | 4404m |
| Hedge banks with walls/wall foundations and post and wire fence | 1170m |
| Post and wire fence alone | 3825m |
| Total | 19,729m |
Within area 1 there is a preponderance of dry stone walls with associated post and wire fencing. 68% of these remain stock proof, largely with the aid of attached wires at upper course level. The majority are however showing signs of deterioration. Most common is the loss of top stones and subsequent tumble of sections of upper courses. In some cases there are sections of total collapse. The hedge banks if anything have faired worse. Almost all are redundant or merely remnants and all have been supplanted by post and wire fences.
Clearly, substantial numbers of walls and all hedges are not maintained, nor have they been for a considerable period of time. In the agricultural context these are largely redundant. Instead the construction of post and wire or sheep netting fences has been adopted wholesale, to the extent that around 78% of the holding boundaries rely on them entirely to remain stock proof.
