Four Fun Facts About Fences

Can you imagine having to dig a moat to protect your property? Prior to fencing, this was one of the most popular alternatives. Fortunately today, we don’t have to go to such extreme measures and can choose from a range of modern fencing options to protect our land and home. Here are 4 other interesting facts about fences.

Fences Began With Farming

Yes, it started with rural fencing. While fences are now commonplace in all suburban and rural communities, fencing was first introduced to contain livestock. Can you imagine a world where livestock roamed freely? Prior to fencing and the spread of agriculture, livestock were left to their own devices – a rather dangerous and inconvenient prospect!

Worlds Biggest Fence

You may not think of the Great Wall of China as a fence, but it is not much wider than your average boundary fence. It is the world’s longest man-made structure and stretches for approximately 6,400 kilometres. The Great Wall has an extensive and interesting history with construction believed to have started in the 5th Century BC. Read more about Great Wall History – it’s fascinating!

Rabbit Proof Fence

As the name suggests, this pest-exclusion fence was designed to keep rabbits and other agricultural pests away from Western Australia farmland. Constructed between 1901 and 1907, the fence ran for 1,833 km from north to south of Western Australia.

Barbed Wire Fences

Dating back to the 1800’s, barbed wire fencing, also known as ‘Devils Rope,’ was invented in America to keep buffalo away from cows and crops. It made its way to Australia in the 1860’s and is now ubiquitous throughout the country. Unfortunately, barbed wire kills and maims countless numbers of native wildlife and birdlife.

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