Posts
Sawn oak or peeled chestnut, a third of the length in the ground, rammed not poured.
Post & rail
The oldest fence in the county and still the honest one: round or sawn posts, two or three rails, and a view that carries on past the boundary.
Rails
Two for sheep and dogs, three for horses, four where the stock is clever.
Gates
Hung on the same posts, sized to your tractor, latched so a pony cannot lift them.
- Height
- 1.0 to 1.4 m
- Post spacing
- 2.4 to 3.0 m
- Typical life
- 20+ years
- Guide price
- £38 a metre