BS: On the naming of stiles ..............

Subject: RE: BS: On the naming of stiles ..............
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 08 Nov 23 - 04:06 AM

Not many people I know seem to be familiar with kissing gates. Well, not until I tell them.

Subject: On the naming of stiles ..............
From: Mr Red
Date: 06 Nov 23 - 05:01 PM

1) squeeze stone stiles
I was told by a Gloucestershire local they were called "pinch bellies"
Subsequently I hear that in Lancs they are called "Fat Men" & Yorks "Fat Ladies" (or vice versa - discuss)
And I see the term "slip stiles" elsewhere

2) animal stiles
I think Yorkshire (but oop thayer generally) a suitable hole in the wall can be called a "sheep creep" eg link

3) coffen stile
In Cornwall they have a lot of stiles resembling a cattle grid made with stone. The term "coffen" is kernak for "hole". They can have a raised middle stone, but the feature was the void under to confuse cattle.

4) Any dialect suggestions for stile styles ?
TIA

BTW http://stiles.mister.red is a growing interactive map of stone stiles in GB. New images welcome.

Subject: RE: On the naming of stiles ..............
From: Mr Red
Date: 06 Nov 23 - 05:01 PM

Should be BS - pls mod it.

Subject: RE: BS: On the naming of stiles ..............
From: Mr Red
Date: 08 Nov 23 - 06:17 AM

My NZ niece was intrigued with Kissing Gates.
OpenStreetMap uses the terms "squeezer" & "step over"

Subject: RE: BS: On the naming of stiles ..............
From: Mr Red
Date: 10 Nov 23 - 05:31 PM

saw another called a "sheep through" which was blocked by the base of an Anglo-Saxon Cross with bits of the shaft as the lintel.

I photograph medieval wayside crosses to document them before they get driven into or otherwise vandalised. You can't preserve everything from history, but posterity will be thankful for at least a photograph.