Post-and-rail fences were commonly designed to control sheep, cattle and horses, and consisted of three, four or five rails. It is likely that this fully closed-in fence, photographed on Rangatira Island around 1910, was built to protect the cottage’s garden from wild pigs, which could push through ordinary post-and-rail fences.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, E. M. C. Guest Collection (PAColl-4872)
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