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minus-squarerustyfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up91·2 days agoThese are everywhere on Shetland. I laughed at it like “Haha! Look at these stupid sheep! Can’t cross that small part?” Then I walked across one myself. I was humbled and reminded that I’m not that much more intelligent than a sheep.
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·edit-22 days agoWe have them everywhere rural, even across regional highways, here in Norway. Hell, there’s even one across the road to my local airport. It’s an effective way of keeping cattle and sheep in an area even if said area is intersected by a road.
minus-squareIron Lynx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 minutes agoIn NL we call it a wildrooster, which roughly translates to “wild animal grate,” but more literally could be interpreted as “venison toaster.” Also, its name then focuses on being for wild animals instead of cattle.
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 days agoFerist in Norwegian, at least. Translates roughly to “Cattle grid/rack”
minus-squaresik0fewl@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 days agoIn Canada we call them Texas gates.
minus-squareTexasDrunk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoI really like that. In Texas we call them cattle guards.
minus-squarecows_are_underrated@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoIn Geany Texas Gates are something completely different. This is, what we call a Texas Gate
minus-squareDhs92@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoWe call them cattle guards here in Oregon
minus-squareHule@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoFound it, thank you! Cattle grid (Wikipedia)
These are everywhere on Shetland. I laughed at it like “Haha! Look at these stupid sheep! Can’t cross that small part?”
Then I walked across one myself. I was humbled and reminded that I’m not that much more intelligent than a sheep.
We have them everywhere rural, even across regional highways, here in Norway. Hell, there’s even one across the road to my local airport.
It’s an effective way of keeping cattle and sheep in an area even if said area is intersected by a road.
Can you tell me the name for it?
In NL we call it a wildrooster, which roughly translates to “wild animal grate,” but more literally could be interpreted as “venison toaster.”
Also, its name then focuses on being for wild animals instead of cattle.
Ferist in Norwegian, at least. Translates roughly to “Cattle grid/rack”
We call them Canadian passes
In Canada we call them Texas gates.
I really like that. In Texas we call them cattle guards.
In Geany Texas Gates are something completely different.
This is, what we call a Texas Gate
Cattle grid in ireland
Same in Australia
We call them cattle guards here in Oregon
Found it, thank you!
Cattle grid (Wikipedia)