Stone built walls were built as boundaries to enclose Kildale's fields and many are still standing today, over 300 years later. Stone was used to build the walls as during this time period, it was easier to get hold of than wood. Using stone to build the walls came at a great expense and took a long time to build, therefore the estate acknowledges this and ensures the stone walls are well managed even today, to maintain the structure of the stone walls in hope they should last forever holding on to Kildale's historical landscape. Kildale is in fact an estate and all the farms and the majority of houses are owned by the estate. The houses owned by the estate are only let to people who live in the dale to ensure a strong community is held, holding on to traditional values.