Stone Walls · Beverly, MA
Stone Walls in Beverly, Massachusetts.
Beverly is granite coastal headlands and sheltered coves along the Atlantic, rising to wooded ledge and rolling uplands inland, and that shapes every decision here. We build stone walls on thin soil over hard Cape Ann granite ledge, detailed for the shingle-style and stone-and-shingle seaside estates through Beverly Farms and Prides Crossing they sit beside — hand-set, drainage-first, and made to look like they were always part of the property.
Problems We Solve
Common stone walls problems in Beverly — solved.
A steep or eroding slope you can’t use.
An engineered retaining wall turns it into level, planted, usable ground that holds for generations.
An existing wall that’s bulging, leaning, or cracking.
That’s a drainage failure, not a stone one. We rebuild on a real footing with a weep system behind it so it never repeats.
You want privacy and a defined property line.
A hand-stacked fieldstone wall frames the land the way New England has for centuries — and looks original to it.
Planning stone walls in Beverly? Call (508) 922-1836 or request your free quote — most consultations are booked within a business day.
Building walls in Beverly
the Prides Crossing and Beverly Farms 'Gold Coast' estates sit under strict coastal setback and conservation review, where salt exposure and ledge demand stonework engineered for the shoreline.
Much of this work we build straight from a landscape architect’s drawing — batter, height, cap detail, and stone selection exactly as specified — in ongoing collaboration with Jonathan Keep Landscape Design. The Beverly site is left clean at the end of every day.
The honest numbers for Beverly
Price in Beverly is driven less by the stone than by what is under it. Access, how far material has to be carried, the depth of base thin soil over hard Cape Ann granite ledge demands, and the amount of drainage a site needs move a number far more than the choice between one bluestone and another.
You get an itemized scope after we walk the property — what is included, what is not, and where the money actually goes. No allowances that quietly become change orders halfway through.
Choosing material that suits Beverly
The yards we buy from are regional and long-standing, which is how we can match an existing wall or terrace years later. In Beverly that continuity matters — the shingle-style and stone-and-shingle seaside estates through Beverly Farms and Prides Crossing here tends to get added to over time, not replaced.
Fieldstone matched to Beverly
Freestanding fieldstone is the older language of North Shore, and it is what makes new work read as though it belongs. We source local stone, sort it by hand on site, and dry-stack so each stone carries load to the ones below it — no mortar hiding a mistake. The result carries the settled, irregular character of the walls already standing around Beverly Farms, Prides Crossing, and Montserrat.
Where the shingle-style and stone-and-shingle seaside estates through Beverly Farms and Prides Crossing, with grand colonials on the older inland streets call for a cleaner line — a granite-capped seat wall, a mortared wall against a foundation — we build that too, matched to the house and the planting plan.
What the work looks like from your window
The part nobody photographs: where the pallets sit, where the excavator tracks, and what the property looks like on a Friday afternoon. In Beverly we plan all of that up front and hold the schedule we gave you at the start.
Questions
Stone Walls in Beverly, answered.
Yes. Cleiton Landscape & Masonry builds stone walls throughout Beverly — from Beverly Farms, Prides Crossing, and Montserrat — and across North Shore, and has since 2008. We’re licensed and insured, we work across Massachusetts, and we build from architectural plans with millimeter precision.
Most residential walls in MetroWest fall between $65 and $130 per square face foot, depending on stone type, height, drainage requirements, and access. Dry-stacked fieldstone and engineered retaining walls sit at the higher end. We give a clear, itemized scope after walking the site.
Granite coastal headlands and sheltered coves along the Atlantic, rising to wooded ledge and rolling uplands inland on thin soil over hard Cape Ann granite ledge, so terraces are often pinned and drained against rock rather than dug into deep earth. That governs how we found and drain everything we build here — a proper base and drainage go in before a single stone is set, which is what keeps Beverly stonework flat, plumb, and intact through freeze-thaw.
Usually, yes. We hand-select from regional yards to match color, cleft, and scale against what is already on the property — which matters in Beverly, where the shingle-style and stone-and-shingle seaside estates through Beverly Farms and Prides Crossing tend to be added to over time rather than replaced.
Request a Consultation
Planning stone walls in Beverly?
Tell us about your property. We’ll walk the site, talk materials, and give you a clear plan — most consultations are booked within a business day.
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