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class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.3</span> <span>Fencing of livestock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Fencing_of_livestock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Fencing_of_railways" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fencing_of_railways"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.4</span> <span>Fencing of railways</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Fencing_of_railways-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_States" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_States"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>United States</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_States-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cultural_value_of_fences" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cultural_value_of_fences"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Cultural value of fences</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cultural_value_of_fences-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1" title="سور – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="سور" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barana" title="Barana – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Barana" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-roa-rup mw-list-item"><a href="https://roa-rup.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardu" title="Gardu – Aromanian" lang="rup" hreflang="rup" data-title="Gardu" data-language-autonym="Armãneashti" data-language-local-name="Aromanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Armãneashti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%DB%8C%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="حیصار – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="حیصار" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE" title="বেড়া – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="বেড়া" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Bi-cha%CC%8Dh" title="Ûi-cha̍h – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Ûi-cha̍h" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%82" title="Плот – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Плот" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0" title="Ограда – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Ограда" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peulgae" title="Peulgae – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Peulgae" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrera" title="Barrera – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Barrera" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D3%B3%D0%BC%D0%B5" title="Хӳме – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Хӳме" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plot" title="Plot – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Plot" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sn mw-list-item"><a href="https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumanda" title="Rumanda – Shona" lang="sn" hreflang="sn" data-title="Rumanda" data-language-autonym="ChiShona" data-language-local-name="Shona" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiShona</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegn" title="Hegn – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Hegn" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaun" title="Zaun – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Zaun" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara" title="Tara – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Tara" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valla" title="Valla – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Valla" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barilo" title="Barilo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Barilo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesi" title="Hesi – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Hesi" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="حصار – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="حصار" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cl%C3%B4ture" title="Clôture – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Clôture" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stek" title="Stek – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Stek" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cla%C3%AD" title="Claí – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Claí" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerca" title="Cerca – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Cerca" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9A%B8%ED%83%80%EB%A6%AC" title="울타리 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="울타리" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC" title="बाड़ – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="बाड़" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenco" title="Fenco – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Fenco" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagar" title="Pagar – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Pagar" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recinto" title="Recinto – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Recinto" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%D7%93%D7%A8" title="גדר – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="גדר" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AC%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%BF" title="ಬೇಲಿ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಬೇಲಿ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saepes" title="Saepes – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Saepes" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDogs" title="Žogs – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Žogs" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tvora" title="Tvora – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Tvora" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ker%C3%ADt%C3%A9s_(%C3%A9p%C3%ADtm%C3%A9ny)" title="Kerítés (építmény) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Kerítés (építmény)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagar" title="Pagar – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Pagar" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fj mw-list-item"><a href="https://fj.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bai" title="Bai – Fijian" lang="fj" hreflang="fj" data-title="Bai" data-language-autonym="Na Vosa Vakaviti" data-language-local-name="Fijian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Na Vosa Vakaviti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hek_(afrastering)" title="Hek (afrastering) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Hek (afrastering)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hekke" title="Hekke – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Hekke" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9F%B5" title="柵 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="柵" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gjerde" title="Gjerde – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Gjerde" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gjerde" title="Gjerde – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Gjerde" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B5%E0%A8%BE%E0%A9%9C" title="ਵਾੜ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਵਾੜ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuun" title="Tuun – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Tuun" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C5%82ot" title="Płot – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Płot" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerca" title="Cerca – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Cerca" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gard" title="Gard – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Gard" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li 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For the sport, see <a href="/wiki/Fencing" title="Fencing">Fencing</a>. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Fence_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Fence (disambiguation)">Fence (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Westtown.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Westtown.jpg/250px-Westtown.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Westtown.jpg/330px-Westtown.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Westtown.jpg/500px-Westtown.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>A wooden fence</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Railroad_tracks_through_East_Germany_in_1977.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Railroad_tracks_through_East_Germany_in_1977.jpg/220px-Railroad_tracks_through_East_Germany_in_1977.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Railroad_tracks_through_East_Germany_in_1977.jpg/330px-Railroad_tracks_through_East_Germany_in_1977.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Railroad_tracks_through_East_Germany_in_1977.jpg/440px-Railroad_tracks_through_East_Germany_in_1977.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1805" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>During the <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a>, West German trains ran through <a href="/wiki/East_Germany" title="East Germany">East Germany</a>. This 1977 view shows how East German authorities placed fences near the tracks to keep potential defectors at bay</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>fence</b> is a structure that encloses an area, typically outdoors, and is usually constructed from posts that are connected by boards, <a href="/wiki/Wire" title="Wire">wire</a>, rails or <a href="/wiki/Net_(textile)" title="Net (textile)">netting</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A fence differs from a <a href="/wiki/Wall" title="Wall">wall</a> in not having a solid foundation along its whole length.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Alternatives to fencing include a <a href="/wiki/Ditch_(fortification)" title="Ditch (fortification)">ditch</a> (sometimes filled with <a href="/wiki/Water" title="Water">water</a>, forming a <a href="/wiki/Moat" title="Moat">moat</a>). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types">Types</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fence&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Types"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Barbed_Wire,_SC,_Victoria,_15.9.2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Barbed_Wire%2C_SC%2C_Victoria%2C_15.9.2007.jpg/250px-Barbed_Wire%2C_SC%2C_Victoria%2C_15.9.2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Barbed_Wire%2C_SC%2C_Victoria%2C_15.9.2007.jpg/330px-Barbed_Wire%2C_SC%2C_Victoria%2C_15.9.2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Barbed_Wire%2C_SC%2C_Victoria%2C_15.9.2007.jpg/500px-Barbed_Wire%2C_SC%2C_Victoria%2C_15.9.2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1067" /></a><figcaption>Typical agricultural barbed wire fencing</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sioux_Mems_Pro2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Sioux_Mems_Pro2.jpg/250px-Sioux_Mems_Pro2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Sioux_Mems_Pro2.jpg/330px-Sioux_Mems_Pro2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Sioux_Mems_Pro2.jpg/440px-Sioux_Mems_Pro2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="453" data-file-height="340" /></a><figcaption>Sioux Mems Pro2</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Split_rail_fencing.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Split_rail_fencing.jpg/250px-Split_rail_fencing.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Split_rail_fencing.jpg/330px-Split_rail_fencing.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Split_rail_fencing.jpg/500px-Split_rail_fencing.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="540" /></a><figcaption>Split-rail fencing common in timber-rich areas</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chain_link_fence_surrounding_a_field_in_Jurong,_Singapore.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Chain_link_fence_surrounding_a_field_in_Jurong%2C_Singapore.jpg/250px-Chain_link_fence_surrounding_a_field_in_Jurong%2C_Singapore.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Chain_link_fence_surrounding_a_field_in_Jurong%2C_Singapore.jpg/330px-Chain_link_fence_surrounding_a_field_in_Jurong%2C_Singapore.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Chain_link_fence_surrounding_a_field_in_Jurong%2C_Singapore.jpg/500px-Chain_link_fence_surrounding_a_field_in_Jurong%2C_Singapore.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>A chain-link wire fence surrounding a field</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:EldoraAvenueConstruction.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/EldoraAvenueConstruction.JPG/220px-EldoraAvenueConstruction.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/EldoraAvenueConstruction.JPG/330px-EldoraAvenueConstruction.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/EldoraAvenueConstruction.JPG/440px-EldoraAvenueConstruction.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3072" /></a><figcaption>Portable metal fences around a construction site</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vacchary_Fence_in_the_snow_-_geograph.org.uk_-_752248.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Vacchary_Fence_in_the_snow_-_geograph.org.uk_-_752248.jpg/220px-Vacchary_Fence_in_the_snow_-_geograph.org.uk_-_752248.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Vacchary_Fence_in_the_snow_-_geograph.org.uk_-_752248.jpg/330px-Vacchary_Fence_in_the_snow_-_geograph.org.uk_-_752248.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Vacchary_Fence_in_the_snow_-_geograph.org.uk_-_752248.jpg/440px-Vacchary_Fence_in_the_snow_-_geograph.org.uk_-_752248.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>A snow-covered vaccary fence near Ramsbottom in Greater Manchester, UK</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Acanthocereus_tetragonus_fence1.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Acanthocereus_tetragonus_fence1.JPG/250px-Acanthocereus_tetragonus_fence1.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Acanthocereus_tetragonus_fence1.JPG/330px-Acanthocereus_tetragonus_fence1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Acanthocereus_tetragonus_fence1.JPG/500px-Acanthocereus_tetragonus_fence1.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Between fence and hedge: <i><a href="/wiki/Acanthocereus_tetragonus" title="Acanthocereus tetragonus">Acanthocereus tetragonus</a></i>, laid out as a "living fence", rural area, Cuba</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_function">By function</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fence&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: By function"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agricultural_fencing" title="Agricultural fencing">Agricultural fencing</a>, to keep <a href="/wiki/Livestock" title="Livestock">livestock</a> in and/or predators out</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blast_fence" class="mw-redirect" title="Blast fence">Blast fence</a>, a safety device that redirects the high energy exhaust from a jet engine</li> <li>Sound barrier or acoustic fencing, to reduce noise pollution<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crowd_control_barrier" title="Crowd control barrier">Crowd control barrier</a></li> <li>Privacy fencing, to provide privacy and security <sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temporary_fencing" title="Temporary fencing">Temporary fencing</a>, to provide safety, security, and to direct movement; wherever temporary access control is required, especially on building and construction sites</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perimeter_fencing" class="mw-redirect" title="Perimeter fencing">Perimeter fencing</a>, to prevent trespassing or theft and/or to keep children and pets from wandering away.</li> <li>Decorative fencing, to enhance the appearance of a property, garden or other <a href="/wiki/Landscaping" title="Landscaping">landscaping</a></li> <li>Boundary fencing, to demarcate a piece of <a href="/wiki/Real_property" title="Real property">real property</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newt_fencing" title="Newt fencing">Newt fencing</a>, amphibian fencing, drift fencing or turtle fence, a low fence of plastic sheeting or similar materials to restrict movement of amphibians or reptiles.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pest-exclusion_fence" title="Pest-exclusion fence">Pest-exclusion fence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pet_fence" title="Pet fence">Pet fence</a>, an underground fence for pet containment</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pool_fence" title="Pool fence">Pool fence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snow_fence" title="Snow fence">Snow fence</a></li> <li>School fence</li> <li>Solar fence</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SchoolFence.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/SchoolFence.jpg/250px-SchoolFence.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/SchoolFence.jpg/330px-SchoolFence.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/SchoolFence.jpg/500px-SchoolFence.jpg 2x" data-file-width="12528" data-file-height="9967" /></a><figcaption>Security fence for <a href="/wiki/School" title="School">schools</a> in Korea</figcaption></figure> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Balustrade" class="mw-redirect" title="Balustrade">balustrade</a> or <a href="/wiki/Guard_rail" title="Guard rail">railing</a> is a fence to prevent people from falling over an edge, most commonly found on a <a href="/wiki/Stairway" class="mw-redirect" title="Stairway">stairway</a>, landing, or <a href="/wiki/Balcony" title="Balcony">balcony</a>. <a href="/wiki/Stairway#The_railing_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Stairway">Railing systems</a> and balustrades are also used along <a href="/wiki/Roof" title="Roof">roofs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bridge" title="Bridge">bridges</a>, cliffs, pits, and bodies of water. </p><p>Another aim of using fence is to limit the intrusion attempt into a property by malicious intruders. In support of these barriers there are sophisticated technologies that can be applied on fence itself and strengthen the defence of territory reducing the risk. </p><p>The elements that reinforce the perimeter protection are: </p> <ul><li>Detectors</li> <li>Peripheral alarm control unit</li> <li>Means of deterrence</li> <li>Means for communicating information remotely</li> <li>remote alarm receiving unit</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_construction">By construction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fence&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: By construction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Broombush" class="mw-redirect" title="Broombush">Brushwood</a> fencing, a fence made using wires on either side of brushwood, to compact the brushwood material together.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chain-link_fencing" title="Chain-link fencing">Chain-link fencing</a>, wire fencing made of wires woven together</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicane" title="Chicane">Chicane</a></li> <li>Close boarded fencing, strong and robust fence constructed from mortised posts, arris rails and vertical feather edge boards</li> <li>Composite Fencing, made from a mixture of recycled wood and plastic</li> <li>Expanding fence or <a href="/wiki/Trellis_(architecture)" title="Trellis (architecture)">trellis</a>, a folding structure made from wood or metal on the scissor-like <a href="/wiki/Pantograph" title="Pantograph">pantograph</a> principle, sometimes only as a temporary barrier</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ha-ha" title="Ha-ha">Ha-ha</a> (or sunken fence)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hedge" title="Hedge">Hedge</a>, including: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cactus_fence" title="Cactus fence">Cactus fence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hedgerow" class="mw-redirect" title="Hedgerow">Hedgerows</a> of intertwined, living <a href="/wiki/Shrub" title="Shrub">shrubs</a> (constructed by <a href="/wiki/Hedge_laying" class="mw-redirect" title="Hedge laying">hedge laying</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Live_fencing" class="mw-redirect" title="Live fencing">Live fencing</a> is the use of live woody species for fences</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sod" title="Sod">Turf</a> mounds in semiarid grasslands such as the western United States or Russian steppes</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurdle" title="Hurdle">Hurdle</a> fencing, made from moveable sections</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pale_fence" class="mw-redirect" title="Pale fence">Pale fence</a>, or "post-and-rail" fence, composed of pales - vertical posts embedded in the ground, with their exposed end typically tapered to shed water and prevent rot from moisture entering end-grain wood - joined by horizontal rails, characteristically in two or three courses.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palisade" title="Palisade">Palisade</a>, or stakewall, made of vertical pales placed side by side with one end embedded in the ground and the other typically sharpened, to provide protection; characteristically two courses of <a href="/wiki/Waler" title="Waler">waler</a> are added on the interior side to reinforce the wall.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Picket_fence" title="Picket fence">Picket fences</a>, generally a waist-high, painted, partially decorative fence</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roundpole_fence" title="Roundpole fence">Roundpole fences</a>, similar to post-and-rail fencing but more closely spaced rails, typical of <a href="/wiki/Scandinavia" title="Scandinavia">Scandinavia</a> and other areas rich in raw timber.<figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Talyllyn_fencing_-_2008-03-18.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Talyllyn_fencing_-_2008-03-18.jpg/250px-Talyllyn_fencing_-_2008-03-18.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Talyllyn_fencing_-_2008-03-18.jpg/330px-Talyllyn_fencing_-_2008-03-18.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Talyllyn_fencing_-_2008-03-18.jpg/500px-Talyllyn_fencing_-_2008-03-18.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Slate fencing in Mid-Wales</figcaption></figure></li> <li>Slate fence, a type of <a href="/wiki/Palisade" title="Palisade">palisade</a> made of vertical slabs of slate wired together. Commonly used in parts of <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Split-rail_fence" title="Split-rail fence">Split-rail fence</a>, made of timber, often laid in a <a href="/wiki/Zig-zag" class="mw-redirect" title="Zig-zag">zig-zag</a> pattern, particularly in newly settled parts of the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a></li> <li>Vaccary fence (named from Latin <i>vaca</i> - cow), for restraining cattle, made of thin slabs of stone placed upright, found in various places in the north of the UK where suitable stone is had.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinyl_fence" class="mw-redirect" title="Vinyl fence">Vinyl fencing</a></li> <li>Solid fences, including: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dry-stone_wall" class="mw-redirect" title="Dry-stone wall">Dry-stone wall</a> or rock fence, often agricultural</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stockade" title="Stockade">Stockade fence</a>, a solid fence composed of contiguous or very closely spaced round or half-round posts, or stakes, typically pointed at the top. A scaled down version of a palisade wall made of logs, most commonly used for privacy.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wattle_(construction)" title="Wattle (construction)">Wattle</a> fencing, of split branches woven between stakes.</li> <li>Wire fences <ul><li>Smooth wire fence</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbed_wire" title="Barbed wire">Barbed wire</a> fence</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_fence" title="Electric fence">Electric fence</a></li> <li>Woven wire fencing, many designs, from fine <a href="/wiki/Chicken_wire" title="Chicken wire">chicken wire</a> to heavy mesh "sheep fence" or "ring fence"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welded_wire_mesh_fence" title="Welded wire mesh fence">Welded wire mesh fence</a></li></ul></li> <li>Wood-panel fencing, whereby finished wood planks are arranged to make large solid panels, which are then suspended between posts, making an almost completely solid wall-like barrier. Usually as a decorative perimeter.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrought_iron#Applications" title="Wrought iron">Wrought iron</a> fencing, also known as ornamental iron</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legal_issues">Legal issues</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fence&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Legal issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DFRFence.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/DFRFence.jpg/250px-DFRFence.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/DFRFence.jpg/330px-DFRFence.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/DFRFence.jpg/500px-DFRFence.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1632" data-file-height="1232" /></a><figcaption>A typical urban fence</figcaption></figure> <p>In most developed areas the use of fencing is regulated, variously in commercial, residential, and agricultural areas. Height, material, <a href="/wiki/Setback_(land_use)" title="Setback (land use)">setback</a>, and aesthetic issues are among the considerations subject to regulation. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Required_use">Required use</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fence&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Required use"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2008-07-30_Fence_along_Commerce_Blvd_at_RDU.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/2008-07-30_Fence_along_Commerce_Blvd_at_RDU.jpg/220px-2008-07-30_Fence_along_Commerce_Blvd_at_RDU.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/2008-07-30_Fence_along_Commerce_Blvd_at_RDU.jpg/330px-2008-07-30_Fence_along_Commerce_Blvd_at_RDU.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/2008-07-30_Fence_along_Commerce_Blvd_at_RDU.jpg/440px-2008-07-30_Fence_along_Commerce_Blvd_at_RDU.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3888" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Typical chain link <a href="/wiki/Perimeter_fence" title="Perimeter fence">perimeter fence</a> with barbed wire on top</figcaption></figure> <p>The following types of areas or facilities often are required by law to be fenced in, for safety and security reasons: </p> <ul><li>Facilities with open high-voltage equipment (transformer stations, <a href="/wiki/Mast_radiator" title="Mast radiator">mast radiators</a>). Transformer stations are usually surrounded with barbed-wire fences. Around mast radiators, wooden fences are used to avoid the problem of <a href="/wiki/Eddy_current" title="Eddy current">eddy currents</a>.</li> <li>Railway lines (in the United Kingdom)</li> <li>fixed machinery with dangerous mobile parts (for example at merry go rounds on entertainment parks)</li> <li>Explosive factories and quarry stores</li> <li>Most industrial plants</li> <li>Airfields and airports</li> <li>Military areas</li> <li>Prisons</li> <li>Construction sites</li> <li>Zoos and wildlife parks</li> <li>Pastures containing male breeding animals, notably <a href="/wiki/Bull" title="Bull">bulls</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stallion" title="Stallion">stallions</a>.</li> <li>Open-air areas that charge an entry fee</li> <li>Amusement equipment which may pose danger for passers-by</li> <li>Swimming pools and spas</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History">History</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fence&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Concretefence.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Concretefence.JPG/250px-Concretefence.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Concretefence.JPG/330px-Concretefence.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Concretefence.JPG/500px-Concretefence.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>Mass concrete fence in <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a></figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/60px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/120px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Fence" title="Special:EditPage/Fence">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">February 2012</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Servitudes<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> are legal arrangements of land use arising out of private agreements. Under the <a href="/wiki/Feudal" class="mw-redirect" title="Feudal">feudal</a> system, most land in England was cultivated in common fields, where <a href="/wiki/Peasants" class="mw-redirect" title="Peasants">peasants</a> were allocated strips of <a href="/wiki/Arable_land" title="Arable land">arable land</a> that were used to support the needs of the local village or <a href="/wiki/Manoralism" class="mw-redirect" title="Manoralism">manor</a>. By the sixteenth century the growth of population and prosperity provided incentives for landowners to use their land in more profitable ways, dispossessing the peasantry. Common fields were aggregated and enclosed by large and enterprising farmers—either through negotiation among one another or by lease from the landlord—to maximize the productivity of the available land and contain livestock. Fences redefined the means by which land is used, resulting in the modern law of servitudes.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bolivar_Heights_Battlefield,_fence_on_Bakerton_Road.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Bolivar_Heights_Battlefield%2C_fence_on_Bakerton_Road.jpg/250px-Bolivar_Heights_Battlefield%2C_fence_on_Bakerton_Road.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Bolivar_Heights_Battlefield%2C_fence_on_Bakerton_Road.jpg/330px-Bolivar_Heights_Battlefield%2C_fence_on_Bakerton_Road.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Bolivar_Heights_Battlefield%2C_fence_on_Bakerton_Road.jpg/500px-Bolivar_Heights_Battlefield%2C_fence_on_Bakerton_Road.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Buck-and-rail_fence" class="mw-redirect" title="Buck-and-rail fence">Buck-and-rail fencing</a> such as this in West Virginia was ubiquitous in the Eastern Theater of the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>, as it was easily made as long as there was plenty of timber readily available. Soldiers from both sides of the war made use of wood from these fences for their camp fires.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Zagroda_z_Ro%C5%BCnowic_(Rozenberg,_1858).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Zagroda_z_Ro%C5%BCnowic_%28Rozenberg%2C_1858%29.JPG/250px-Zagroda_z_Ro%C5%BCnowic_%28Rozenberg%2C_1858%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Zagroda_z_Ro%C5%BCnowic_%28Rozenberg%2C_1858%29.JPG/330px-Zagroda_z_Ro%C5%BCnowic_%28Rozenberg%2C_1858%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Zagroda_z_Ro%C5%BCnowic_%28Rozenberg%2C_1858%29.JPG/500px-Zagroda_z_Ro%C5%BCnowic_%28Rozenberg%2C_1858%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Wattle_(construction)" title="Wattle (construction)">wattle</a> fence at <a href="/wiki/Muzeum_Budownictwa_Ludowego_w_Sanoku" class="mw-redirect" title="Muzeum Budownictwa Ludowego w Sanoku">Sanok-Skansen</a> outdoor museum in <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In the United States, the earliest settlers claimed land by simply fencing it in. Later, as the American government formed, unsettled land became technically owned by the government and programs to register land ownership developed, usually making raw land available for low prices or for free, if the owner improved the property, including the construction of fences. However, the remaining vast tracts of unsettled land were often used as a commons, or, in the <a href="/wiki/American_West" class="mw-redirect" title="American West">American West</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Open_range" title="Open range">open range</a>" as degradation of <a href="/wiki/Habitat" title="Habitat">habitat</a> developed due to <a href="/wiki/Overgrazing" title="Overgrazing">overgrazing</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons" title="Tragedy of the commons">tragedy of the commons</a> situation arose, common areas began to either be allocated to individual landowners via mechanisms such as the <a href="/wiki/Homestead_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Homestead Act">Homestead Act</a> and <a href="/wiki/Desert_Land_Act" title="Desert Land Act">Desert Land Act</a> and fenced in, or, if kept in public hands, leased to individual users for limited purposes, with fences built to separate tracts of public and private land. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fence&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Generally">Generally</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fence&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Generally"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ownership of a fence on a boundary varies. The last relevant original title <a href="/wiki/Deed" title="Deed">deed</a>(s)<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a completed seller's property information form may document which side has to put up and has installed any fence respectively; the first using "T" marks/symbols (the side with the "T" denotes the owner); the latter by a ticked box to the best of the last owner's belief with no duty, as the conventionally agreed conveyancing process stresses, to make any detailed, protracted enquiry.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Commonly the mesh or panelling is in mid-position. Otherwise it tends to be on non-owner's side so the fence owner might access the posts when repairs are needed but this is not a legal requirement.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Where estate planners wish to entrench privacy a close-boarded fence or equivalent well-maintained hedge of a minimum height may be stipulated by deed. Beyond a standard height planning permission is necessary. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="The_hedge_and_ditch_ownership_presumption">The hedge and ditch ownership presumption</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fence&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: The hedge and ditch ownership presumption"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Where a rural fence or hedge has (or in some cases had) an adjacent ditch, the ditch is normally in the same ownership as the hedge or fence, with the ownership boundary being the edge of the ditch furthest from the fence or hedge.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The principle of this rule is that an owner digging a boundary ditch will normally dig it up to the very edge of their land, and must then pile the spoil on their own side of the ditch to avoid <a href="/wiki/Trespass" title="Trespass">trespassing</a> on their neighbour. They may then erect a fence or hedge on the spoil, leaving the ditch on its far side. Exceptions exist in law, for example where a plot of land derives from subdivision of a larger one along the centre line of a previously existing ditch or other feature, particularly where reinforced by historic parcel numbers with acreages beneath which were used to tally up a total for administrative units not to confirm the actual size of holdings, a rare instance where Ordnance Survey maps often provide more than circumstantial evidence namely as to which feature is to be considered the boundary. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Fencing_of_livestock">Fencing of livestock</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fence&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Fencing of livestock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On private land in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, it is the landowner's responsibility to fence their <a href="/wiki/Livestock" title="Livestock">livestock</a> in. Conversely, for <a href="/wiki/Common_land" title="Common land">common land</a>, it is the surrounding landowners' duty to fence the common's livestock out such as in large parts of the <a href="/wiki/New_Forest" title="New Forest">New Forest</a>. Large commons with livestock roaming have been greatly reduced by 18th and 19th century Acts for enclosure of commons covering most local units, with most remaining such land in the UK's National Parks. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Fencing_of_railways">Fencing of railways</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fence&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Fencing of railways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A 19th-century law requires railways to be fenced to keep people and livestock out.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also illegal to trespass on railways, incurring a fine of up to £1000. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fence&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444" /><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/60px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/120px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Fence" title="Special:EditPage/Fence">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">February 2012</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Distinctly different land ownership and fencing patterns arose in the eastern and western United States. Original fence laws on the east coast were based on the British <a href="/wiki/Common_law" title="Common law">common law</a> system, and rapidly increasing population quickly resulted in laws requiring livestock to be fenced in. In the west, land ownership patterns and policies reflected a strong influence of <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spanish</a> law and tradition, plus the vast land area involved made extensive fencing impractical until mandated by a growing population and conflicts between landowners. The "open range" tradition of requiring landowners to fence out unwanted livestock was dominant in most of the rural west until very late in the 20th century, and even today, a few isolated regions of the west still have open range statutes on the books. More recently, fences are generally constructed on the surveyed property line as precisely as possible. Today, across the nation, each state is free to develop its own laws regarding fences. In many cases for both rural and urban property owners, the laws were designed to require adjacent landowners to share the responsibility for maintaining a common boundary fenceline. Today, however, only 22 states have retained that provision. </p><p>Some U.S. states, including <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a>, and <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>, have enacted laws establishing that <a href="/wiki/Purple" title="Purple">purple</a> paint markings on fences (or trees) are the legal equivalent of "<a href="/wiki/Trespass" title="Trespass">No Trespassing</a>" signs. The laws are meant to spare <a href="/wiki/Landowners" class="mw-redirect" title="Landowners">landowners</a>, particularly in <a href="/wiki/Rural" class="mw-redirect" title="Rural">rural</a> areas, from having to continually replace printed signs that often end up being stolen or obliterated by the elements.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cultural_value_of_fences">Cultural value of fences</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fence&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Cultural value of fences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Thavakkara6.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Thavakkara6.jpg/250px-Thavakkara6.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Thavakkara6.jpg/330px-Thavakkara6.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Thavakkara6.jpg/500px-Thavakkara6.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>A fence in <a href="/wiki/Thavakkara" title="Thavakkara">Thavakkara</a>, India</figcaption></figure> <p>The value of fences and the metaphorical significance of a fence, both positive and negative, has been extensively utilized throughout western culture. A few examples include: </p> <ul><li>"Good fences make good neighbors." – a proverb quoted by <a href="/wiki/Robert_Frost" title="Robert Frost">Robert Frost</a> in the poem "<a href="/wiki/Mending_Wall" title="Mending Wall">Mending Wall</a>"</li> <li>"A good neighbor is a fellow who smiles at you over the back fence, but doesn't climb over it." – <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Baer" class="mw-redirect" title="Arthur Baer">Arthur Baer</a></li> <li>"There is something about jumping a horse over a fence, something that makes you feel good. Perhaps it's the risk, the gamble. In any event it's a thing I need." – <a href="/wiki/William_Faulkner" title="William Faulkner">William Faulkner</a></li> <li>"Fear is the highest fence." – <a href="/wiki/Dudley_Nichols" title="Dudley Nichols">Dudley Nichols</a></li> <li>"To be fenced in is to be withheld." – <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Tippett" title="Kurt Tippett">Kurt Tippett</a></li> <li>"What have they done to the earth? / What have they done to our fair sister? / Ravaged and plundered / and ripped her / and bit her / stuck her with knives / in the side of the dawn / and tied her with fences / and dragged her down." – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Morrison" title="Jim Morrison">Jim Morrison</a>, of <a href="/wiki/The_Doors" title="The Doors">The Doors</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Fence_Me_In_(song)" title="Don't Fence Me In (song)">Don't Fence Me In</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Cole_Porter" title="Cole Porter">Cole Porter</a></li> <li>"You shall build a turtle fence." – <a href="/wiki/Peter_Hoekstra" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Hoekstra">Peter Hoekstra</a></li> <li>"A woman's dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view." – <a href="/wiki/Sophia_Loren" title="Sophia Loren">Sophia Loren</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fence&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agricultural_fencing" title="Agricultural fencing">Agricultural fencing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_fence" title="Electric fence">Electric fence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wire_obstacle" title="Wire obstacle">Wire obstacle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temporary_fencing" title="Temporary fencing">Temporary fencing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Post_pounder" title="Post pounder">Post pounder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Synthetic_fence" title="Synthetic fence">Synthetic fence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pool_fence" title="Pool fence">Pool fence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Separation_barrier" title="Separation barrier">Separation barrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_barrier" title="Border barrier">Border barrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broombush" class="mw-redirect" title="Broombush">Brushwood fencing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fencing_(computing)" title="Fencing (computing)">Fencing (computing)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zariba" title="Zariba">Zariba</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Metal_Fencing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Metal Fencing (page does not exist)">Metal Fencing</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fence&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Ltd. p. 534. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-00-433078-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-00-433078-1"><bdi>0-00-433078-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Collins+Dictionary+of+the+English+Language&rft.pages=534&rft.pub=William+Collins+Sons+%26+Co.+Ltd&rft.date=1985&rft.isbn=0-00-433078-1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFence" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFDr_D_G_Hessayon1992" class="citation book cs1">Dr D G Hessayon (1992). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780903505376/page/5"><i>The Garden DIY Expert</i></a></span>. pbi publications. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780903505376/page/5">5</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-903505-37-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-903505-37-1"><bdi>0-903505-37-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Garden+DIY+Expert&rft.pages=5&rft.pub=pbi+publications&rft.date=1992&rft.isbn=0-903505-37-1&rft.au=Dr+D+G+Hessayon&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fisbn_9780903505376%2Fpage%2F5&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFence" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFGuinness2009" class="citation web cs1">Guinness, Bunny (12 August 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardenprojects/6005689/Keep-those-noisy-neighbours-at-bay.html">"How to keep those noisy neighbours at bay"</a>. <i>telegraph.co.uk</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2014-09-02</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Privacy+Fence&rft.pub=Privacy+Fence&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.privacyfencecost.net%2Fcedar-privacy-fence&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFence" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.stoneroof.org.uk/fence.html">"One Roofing Association"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170214154351/http://www.stoneroof.org.uk/fence.html">Archived</a> from the original on February 14, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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