Printed from: https://conservationhandbooks.com/footpaths/stiles-and-gates/ladder-stiles/
Ladder stiles are used mainly in upland areas to cross dry stone walls. As well as being robust enough to stand heavy use and weather over many years, they serve as useful ‘waymarks’, particularly for leading people down the correct route off the fellside into enclosed farmland. They should normally be assembled on site, both...