Stone pavement (stone wall) - Ishidatami

…The original meaning of the word is a boundary structure made of stone, but the term ishigaki also refers to walls made of stone for purposes such as retaining soil on slopes. They are sometimes called ishi-kake (stone cliffs), and in the past the term ishidatami (stone paving) was also used. Japanese stone walls developed to be the largest in castles during the Momoyama period, and in this case too, they function as defensive boundary structures as well as retaining soil on slopes. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "stone pavement (stone wall)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…言葉の本来の意味は，石で築いた境界の工作物であるが，斜面の土止めなどのために石で築いた壁も石垣と呼ぶ。石崖（いしがけ）と呼ぶこともあり，古くは石畳（いしだたみ）という表現も使われた。日本の石垣は，桃山時代の城郭でもっとも大規模なものに発達したが，この場合も，防御用の境界工作物であるとともに，斜面の土止めの役割を果たしている。…

※「石畳（石垣）」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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