Barracks often have four posts but can have as few as one to as many as twelve posts. The hay may be piled on the ground or there may be a storeroom at ground level and the hay is stacked on top of the room. The posts are set into the ground called
post in ground construction. This construction keeps the posts stable without needing bracing. The roof is typically thatched and lightly framed to limit the weight. The posts often have holes to place pins at various levels as the height of hay pile changes. The roof is raised and lowered by hand. More modern versions may have cables on winches on each post so the roof is easier to move. File:1 roedeberg nr. Olst 45 - Unknown - 20502091 - RCE.jpg|Hay barrack with a single post File:Exterieur HOOIBERG - Ruurlo - 20292083 - RCE.jpg|The structure of a barrack; the holes in the post are elevations where pins can be placed as the roof is raised and lowered File:2 nr.11 - Ommeren - 20485768 - RCE.jpg|Hexagonal barrack with a storeroom below, the latter called a schuurberg in Dutch File:024 115 Ies Madeleine.jpg| Hay barrack (Baraque à foin),
Magdalen Island Quebec,
Canada 1978 == Citations ==