pales
Pales are slender wooden stakes or posts driven into the ground to form a fence, barrier, or boundary. Historically used in rural and defensive works, a single stake is called a pale; multiple pales make up a fence known as palings or a palisade. Pales are typically made of timber such as oak, chestnut, or hornbeam, and may be pointed at the top to ease insertion. In modern fencing, metal or composite pales are also used. A pale is usually arranged vertically and set into horizontal rails or stringers, with the spacing and height varying by function—property boundaries, animal enclosures, or fields. The term is common in British English and appears in historical land records and architectural descriptions.
Etymology: The word pale derives from Old French pal and ultimately from Latin palus meaning pole or
Other uses: In heraldry, pale denotes a vertical band across a shield; multiple pales would describe a