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The Bala and Festiniog Railway was a 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm), standard gauge, railway backed by the Great Western Railway (GWR) [1] in north-west Wales. It connected Bala with Blaenau Ffestiniog .
The invention of the cheval de frise is attributed to ancient China. The concept of using a defensive obstacle made of wooden or metal stakes predates its use in Europe. Historical records suggest that similar types of defensive barriers, known as "teng pai" or "mó pai", were used in China as early as the 4th century BC.
Reconstruction of a palisade in a Celtic village at St Fagans National History Museum, Wales Reconstruction of a medieval palisade in Germany. A palisade, sometimes called a stakewall or a paling, is typically a row of closely placed, high vertical standing tree trunks or wooden or iron stakes used as a fence for enclosure or as a defensive wall.
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Each stake was made of hardwood, usually oak, about 150–180 cm (5–6 ft) long and about 50–100 mm (2–4 in) wide at the thickest point.Square in section, the shape tapers to a point at both ends.
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