Some people have asked what a 'Countryside Kerb' is.

Different manufacturers will give different names to the products they produce; generally the term 'countryside kerb' is used to describe a roadside kerb that is more in keeping with a rural setting than a general smooth concrete kerb used in urban locations.

Countryside Kerbs have a natural rough-hewn appearance and usually keep a lower profile than their smooth faced urban cousins.

The kerbs can be produced as different shapes and are available as square, bull-nosed and half batter etc. Predominately square edged countryside kerbs are used by Hampshire Highways and and are frequently laid to a 'half batter' (i.e. leaning slightly back), thus taking on the profile of a half batter finished kerb. The soil of the verge is then pulled back over the top hiding the majority of the stone.

When square edged countryside kerbs are not laid at an angle (half batter), the rough corner of the kerb can be a little unforgiving when vehicles are driven beyond the proper surface the carriageway. Whilst this may feel a little uncomfortable for the driver, the risk of vehicle damage however is probably significantly less than dropping into the potholes that can form in the absence of Countryside Kerbs where continued tyre overrun/erosion of the verge happens.