stiles

Rural barrier steps

Stiles is the plural of stile, a set of steps or a narrow passage allowing people to climb over a fence or wall while preventing livestock from crossing.

Common in rural Britain, stiles appear where footpaths cross farm boundaries: We climbed several stiles on our walk through the countryside.

A stile is also the vertical framing piece of a door or window panel.

structure

ladder

Portable climbing frame

  • stepFoot movement forward
  • climbAscend using effort
  • woodworkCraft of building with lumber

plank · post · handrail · crossbar · upright · timber · construction · carpentry · joinery · weathered

barrier

fence

Boundary structure between properties

  • gateHinged barrier in fence
  • wallVertical enclosing structure
  • obstacleSomething blocking the way

boundary · enclosure · partition · demarcation · landowner · trespass · restriction · livestock · containment · perimeter

crossing

footpath

Route for pedestrians

traverse · walkway · path · trail · right-of-way · access · passageway · entry · exit · bridleway

rural

countryside

Rural area beyond towns

hedgerow · field · sheep · cattle · grazing · fence · enclosure · paddock · agriculture · pastoral

Categories
Opposites
passage type

stilesgates

Movable barriers at openings

gateways · gaps · doorways · openings · underpasses

barrier function

stilesbarriers

Things blocking access

barricades · blockades · gates · walls · fences

Family

turnstile, stile

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G