The last of the Mohicans.

A hay barrack (haybarrack) is an open structure with a movable roof for storing loose hay on a farm. Hay barracks were widespread in northern Europe in medieval times, also found in the Alps and North America, but are rare today. Early usage of this term was noted as being peculiar to New York state. Hay barracks were used in much of Europe and parts of colonial America, but were very common in the Netherlands, where they are called hooiberg or kapberg. (Wikipedia.)

[Corinne C]

We can see the pulleys. I find this structure ornamental.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great shot and interesting information.

[Bill]

Very interesting structure. I have never seen this type of farm building.

[Pyrrhula]

@cwbill We`ve a saying with this structere.: ``Zoeken naar een naald in een hooiberg.`` . = +/- search for a needle in a haystack = +/- hard to find.

[Yoland]

Interesting, I’ve never seen one before.

[Heather]

This is new information for me. This seems like a clever idea. Your photo gives a good view of this structure.

[bruni]

Now that is interesting. I've never seen one before. so the pulleys can go up or down depending on how much hey is being stored.

[Ingrid]

Leuk en leerzaam voor mij!

[Diana]

What a great shot of this interesting contraption! How wonderful to have a roof that can be raised.

[moni kozi]

What an interesting thing. I haven't seen them before. In my country, hay is stack around a pole and covered with a sheet of some sort.

[Nina Ganci]

wow! Never knew this. thanks for sharing this info.
Beautiful capture

[Babs]

Interesting structure.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

how interesting

[Sh]

Good to know

[Jacqueline]

Ik vond ze altijd prachtig, zo jammer dat tegenwoordig alles geplastificeerd is.

[Beryl Lloyd]

How interesting and a great capture !

[Hazel]

Very unusual. Many of my ancestors were agricultural labourers so maybe they knew about these!

[Dione Giorgio]

Very innovative shelter to keep the hay dry, going so many centuries back. Thank you for sharing - very interesting.

[Fisher Family]

This is fascinating.I haven't heard of hay barracks before, and so far I haven't discovered the location of any in the UK, but I will keep looking! An interesting and educational photo - fav!

Ian

[Kathy]

This is very clever. It looks as if the roof can be raised or lowered dependent on the height of the hay. Right now it looks as if it's floating in air.