sheep dike
description: a structure used to contain sheep within a specific area, typically made of earth or stone
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Worn: A People's History of Clothing
by Sofi Thanhauser · 25 Jan 2022 · 592pp · 133,460 words
the north coast of Scotland, a drystone wall was constructed around the circumference, above the high-water line. The wall, which became known as a “sheep dike,” was completed in 1832, and it confined the local sheep to the beach. There, local sheep adapted to a diet of seaweed. And there they