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Thin pieces of wood used in construction, fencing or thatching.

Spars were thin pieces of wood used for building and agricultural purposes.

They could be used in roofing, fencing, wattling and other forms of traditional construction.

The availability of woodland resources made materials such as spars important parts of rural building practices.

See also:
Wattling
Coppice
Woodland

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