# Disordered piling

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Japanese wallbuilding technique

**Disordered piling** (乱石積, *ransekizumi*) is a Japanese [wall](/source/Wall)-building technique consisting of large number of small [stones](/source/Rock_(geology)) packed tightly together.[1] It was used in some [Japanese castle](/source/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](/source/Burdock_piling).[2]

## See also

- [Japanese wall](/source/Japanese_wall)

- [Dry stone](/source/Dry_stone), a similar concept in Western architecture

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-JAANUS_1-0)** [Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System - ransekizumi](http://www.aisf.or.jp/~jaanus/deta/r/ransekizumi.htm)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-pacificu_2-0)** [pacificu.edu - Japanese Castles](http://bcis.pacificu.edu/castles/home.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130205065546/http://bcis.pacificu.edu/castles/home.html) 2013-02-05 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

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