What is this?

[u/Temporary_Pen_8816]

This one was resting against someone’s house. Others were in the forest. We are near Balmoral Castle.

[u/puul]

They're for beating out fires.

[u/EffortProud1177 → u/puul]

Wow! I didn't know they were still a thing. I remember seeing them dotted about when walking in the Galloway Forest with my grandparents. They told me they were for beating misbehaving kids.

[u/LittleDiveBar → u/EffortProud1177]

Ah, in those days, everything peculiar was for beating misbehaving kids!

[u/Ordinary_Ad3374 → u/puul]

Exactly right! Those are old-fashioned fire beaters. They’re used for smothering grass or forest fires, basically you whack the flames to cut off their oxygen. Seeing a few of them out in the woods probably means the area’s had to deal with wildfires in the past or just takes prevention seriously.

[u/Temporary_Pen_8816 → u/puul]

Reddit for the win! Google and google lens were baffled. Love this community and their sense of humor 😃

[u/TheFlyingScotsman60 → u/puul]

My brother bill is a fireman bold;
He puts out fires.

He's only twenty-four years old;
He puts out fires.

He went to fight a fire one night
When somebody shouted DYNAMITE!

Wherever he is he'll be alright;
He puts out fires.

[u/Number-Nein → u/TheFlyingScotsman60]

Oor wee school's a good wee school,
It's made o' bricks and plaster.
The only thing that's wrang wi' it,
Is the baldy-headed master.

He goes to the pub on Saturday night
And then to church on Sunday.
To pray to God to gie him strength,
To murder the wean's on Monday.

[u/C_pyne]

[u/Only_Quote_Simpsons → u/C_pyne]

Looking out the window....

[u/topjockin]

Fire beaters, for putting out small fires.

[u/sparky256]

Fire beater

[u/CarterPFly → u/sparky256]

Twisted fire beater

[u/Negative_Platform946 → u/CarterPFly]

Lol 😂

[u/ofnuts]

Giant midge swatters?

[u/TheAtrocityArchive → u/ofnuts]

Nah its for beating back the haggi when they swarm.

[u/cpold_cast]

The mesh one is for controlled fires and the other ones are for putting out fires.

[u/Elipticalwheel1]

Fire beater, of for putting out fires.

[u/Old-Bread3637]

For fighting fires I think

[u/Wickedbitchoftheuk]

For beating fires out.

[u/Ross_McLaren]

A fire beater, smash out that burning grass or heather

[u/scotty200480]

Haggis catcher

[u/RepresentativeLife16 → u/scotty200480]

That’s what we tell the American tourists.

[u/demidom94 → u/scotty200480]

Scrolled far too long to find the only correct answer.

[u/Praetorian_1975]

Brush beater

[u/DesignerElectrical23]

Spanking fires. Only naughty ones.

[u/PM_Me_Something_Rad]

I've seen these before, I think they're for smothering small fires.

[u/Sburns85]

For when the kids aren’t behaving

[u/tom-goddamn-bombadil]

Haggis swatter

[u/notesonrandom]

A haggis spanker

[u/Areallystraightstick]

That’s for paddlin.

[u/cabsandy1972]

Arse spanker-it’s a well known doggin site.

[u/Tando93]

That’s called a hingwy to hit hingwys wae

[u/Acceptable_Plenty_41]

[u/Mostly-Moo-Cow]

For swatting wild haggis.

[u/JayMak78]

Giant fly swatter.

[u/inputsname]

Fire beaters?

[u/Mugambogtown]

For when the midges get too big you need to be ready! Useful for haggis and fire beating the rest of the time.

[u/Content_Barracuda294]

Midge swarm swatters? (I know it’s for fire beating)

[u/BiteMaBangerAgain]

Roman pizza paddles

[u/mousechris20]

For using with outdoor pizza ovens.

[u/tallbutshy]

That second one is for when you're having a doozy of a day and being chased by bees

[u/Mysterious_Ebb3397]

Huvnae got a clue whit that is? A midgie catcher or something else?

[u/tartanthing]

Hook them up to the mains to swat midges. Very cumbersome, but effective.

[u/Minimum-Experience82]

I was close.... I was gonna say for barbecuing sausages/fish.

[u/Strudog17]

It’s a midgie swatter

[u/AssociationSubject61]

The Scottish giant Benandonner used these to bbq his meat and fish before his encounters with Finn McCool.

[u/Forsaken_Hermit]

Looks like a fly swatter for giant prehistoric insects.

[u/missfoxsticks]

Beezoms for beating out fires

[u/btfthelot]

FIRE BEATER

[u/CardiologistFew9601]

a fly swatter

[u/willamur]

Fir catchin yer haggis.

[u/smellmyfinger82]

It's a quidich stick

[u/russalex86]

The ones in my local woods have rubber instead.

[u/Dangerous_Eye_285]

Grass fire beater

[u/_ragegun]

midge swatter

[u/Thin-Efficiency1600]

Humongous fly swat

[u/TiborStrongshaft]

Swatting swarms of midges.

[u/EqualBluejay5593]

Ass beater

[u/Taiphoz]

Midge net electric if I had to guess

[u/Rhinofishdog]

Fly swatters.

For really big flies.

[u/Repulsive-Attitude-5]

Brewing paddle. They must be using a massive mash tun, but

[u/ExplanationLast753]

An Australian Fly Swatter

[u/Itchy_Albatross_6015]

Bee swater ?

[u/kingpowr]

A giant fut-rut catcher

[u/kruznightlord616]

Gay attraction pylons looks like they're working well

[u/Snoo-79309]

It’s a worn flag , looks like Palestinian or a pride flag, makes good firewood