roundpole fence

English

Noun

roundpole fence (plural roundpole fences)

Roundpole fence in Småland, Sweden

1. A kind of wooden fence, typical of the Scandinavian countryside, usually made from unsplit young trees.
   • 2009, J Nitare, Åtgärdsprogram för bombmurkla 2010–2014 (Sarcosoma globosum):

     In these farmer-owned forests, dead juniper bushes and the remains of old roundpole fences are common.

   • 2016, Erika Johansen, The Fate of the Tearling, →ISBN:

     Their backyard was wide open, separated from the other houses only by a roundpole fence that Mum had built in order to keep out the Caddells' dog.

   • 2016, CTI Reviews, Introductory Statistics , A Problem Solving Approach, →ISBN:

     Roundpole Fences, similar to post-and-rail fencing but more closely spaced rails, typical of Scandinavia and other areas rich in raw timber.

Translations

fence

• Finnish: riukuaita (fi), pistoaita
• Norwegian: skigard
• Swedish: gärdsgård (sv) c, gärdesgård (sv) c