Geraldine, It was done for two reasons. 1. Winter cold storage for food. and 2. To keep large animals such as bear and wolves out. Still done on Alaska homesteads near my home town of Homer.
“This 3.7 metres (12 foot) wide Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Wales is the longest aqueduct in Great Britain and the highest canal aqueduct in the world for use by narrowboats and pedestrians.”
Geraldine, It was done for two reasons. 1. Winter cold storage for food. and 2. To keep large animals such as bear and wolves out. Still done on Alaska homesteads near my home town of Homer.
I thought the same thing, with the poles looking like chicken feet. This was done for storage to keep vermin out.
It was done for two reasons. 1. Winter cold storage for food. and 2. To keep large animals such as bear and wolves out.
Still done on Alaska homesteads near my home town of Homer.