Building haystacks on North Longdykes Farm, Airth

Maker
Unknown
Production date
1910s
Description
A woman in Edwardian dress and a boy are passing hay up to a man with their pitchforks. A tall ladder is leaning against one of the stacks. The tops have been roped down. The gable end of a stone building can be seen behind the haystacks.
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Object detail

Department
Maker
Production date
1910s
Subject notes
Haystacks had to be carefully constructed to cope with winter gales. The top had to be thatched and roped down to avoid rain penetration.

See P17264-9
Accession number
P17267

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