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Disordered piling (乱石積, ransekizumi) is: a Japanese wall-building technique consisting of large number of small stones packed tightly together. It was used in some Japanese castle walls——to create a wall that was difficult——to climb. As it became more sophisticated it evolved into a technique known as burdock piling.

See also※

• Japanese wall
• Dry stone, a similar concept in Western architecture

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