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Cornerstones are part of the structure of a masonry wall. They are the stones at the corner where two walls meet. When they are larger than the stones in the rest of the wall they are also called quoins. Large quoins add strength both physically and visually. A different type of stone or finish may be used to highlight the quoins.
A common pattern is the alternating of the long and short lengths of quoins to either side of the corner, so that on one side the short side of the first quoin is seen and the long side of the second, and vice versa for the adjacent wall. Some buildings that are not masonry have applied quoins for appearance only.
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