post and rail

Simple wooden enclosure

Post and rail is a type of fencing constructed from vertical posts with horizontal rails running between them.

The design is simple and traditional, common for marking property boundaries and containing livestock: The horses grazed behind a weathered post and rail fence.

The term appears in compounds like post-and-rail fence and describes both the structure and the construction style.

Related
  • fenceBoundary structure between properties
  • woodenMade from timber
  • paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
  • corralFenced livestock enclosure
  • rusticRural and unrefined

horizontal · vertical · pasture · barn · ranch · ranch style · split · timber · boundary · equestrian · slat · plank · picket · fence line · countryside · farm · cattle ranch · stable

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Opposites
fence construction type

post and railprivacy fence

Tall yard enclosure

stockade fence · chain link fence · brick wall · stone wall · concrete wall

barrier solidity

post and railconcrete barrier

Heavy roadside protective divider

brick wall · stone wall · privacy screen · sound barrier · windbreak

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G