ledgestone

plural ledgestones

1. A type of building or decorative stone veneer consisting of thin, flat, rectangular pieces of natural or manufactured stone, typically stacked in horizontal courses (often dry-stacked or mesh-mounted) to create a rugged, layered appearance with pronounced horizontal lines and textured shadows.

   Most excellent are low ledgestone foundations with or without plaster covering.

   2025, M. E. Braddon, Eleanor's Victory, Good Press, page 24

   2 more examples

   Cellar walls to be of ledgestone, 16 inches thick, laid dry and started on good ledgestone, laid in trenches one foot below cellar bottom.

   1879 September, Carpentry And Building, volume 1, number 9, New York, [161 page 161]

   Stone, in a variety of types, is also used in shopping centers. Limestone, ledgestone, sandstone, marble and granite are favorites.

   1956, Automotive Retailer, volumes 42-43, page 25