Glossary

Fleur-de-lis spear top

A cast, three-petal lily-shaped head on a spear shaft. The classic wrought-iron look, bought in as a casting and welded to the shaft.

A fleur-de-lis head has a tall centre petal and two curled side petals above a binding band. It is a flat casting, so it is wide in the plane of the gate and thin through it, and it is fixed to the top of the shaft by welding or a spigot.

Because the head is a casting, the shaft is cut to its own length and the head is listed separately as a bought item. The width of the head matters for spacing: a head wider than the gap between shafts will clash with its neighbour, so the face-to-face gap has to stay larger than the head's overhang on each side.

The fleur-de-lis is a traditional heritage choice and is usually used on every spear of a run, or on every second or third spear in a puppy-picket pattern.

Related terms

Spear (Palisade)A vertical shaft (typically 25x25x1.2 SHS) running between top and bottom rails of a palisade gate or fence panel, finished in a crimped or cast tip.
Spear ArrowheadA cast or fabricated decorative tip welded to the top of a palisade spear shaft. Heritage style, typically 120 mm tall with a 40 mm base and an optional decorative collar.
Palisade FenceA perimeter fence of vertical spear shafts welded between horizontal rails, with pointed tips at the top. Heritage security style, common on schools, substations, and commercial yards.
Puppy picketA short spear set between taller ones, so the top line steps up and down. Also called a dog picket. Often finished flush with the top rail.

Used in these CAD60 models

Spear-Top Pedestrian GateParametric pedestrian gate with vertical spears (25x25mm SHS shafts) topped with a choice of tips (crimped, arrowhead, pressed point, ball, finial, fleur-de-lis or fishtail) with optional puppy-picket heights and rings or a band. Heritage palisade aesthetic. Spears typically pass through the top rail and overhang it by ~100mm, decorative tip included.
Elliptical Spear-Top Pedestrian GatePedestrian gate whose vertical spear tips trace a half-ellipse arc across the top — tallest in the middle (convex) or dished (concave) — on a straight top rail. Heritage arched-palisade aesthetic with a choice of tips (crimped, arrowhead, pressed point, ball, finial, fleur-de-lis or fishtail). Each spear is a different length; a dedicated Spear Heights page gives a cut-length schedule (how many spears at each length).
Spear-Top Tracked Sliding GateParametric sliding gate with vertical spears (25x25mm SHS shafts) topped with a choice of tips (crimped, arrowhead, pressed point, ball, finial, fleur-de-lis or fishtail) with optional puppy-picket heights and rings or a band. Heritage palisade aesthetic on a motorised sliding leaf. Supports rake, mid-rails, tail extension, and optional L-piece top rail. Spears default to cut-into-bottom so the swept envelope clears the wheels and track.
Elliptical Spear-Top Tracked Sliding GateMotorised sliding gate whose vertical spear tips trace a half-ellipse arc across the top — tallest in the middle (convex) or dished (concave) — on a straight (level or raked) top rail. Heritage arched-palisade aesthetic with a choice of tips (crimped, arrowhead, pressed point, ball, finial, fleur-de-lis or fishtail). Each spear is a different length; a dedicated Spear Heights page gives a cut-length schedule (how many spears at each length). Supports rake, mid-rails, tail.
Spear-Top Cantilever Sliding GatePalisade spear-top cantilever sliding gate (TonkaTrak-style). A row of square or round spear shafts with a choice of tips (crimped, arrowhead, pressed point, ball, finial, fleur-de-lis or fishtail) with optional puppy-picket heights and rings or a band fills the gate BODY, passing through the top rail and overhanging above the entered gate height; the triangular counterbalance tail stays open frame. No bottom track across the opening — ground rollers ride in a down-facing U-channel welded under the bottom rail. Level only. The welded frame stays at the entered height and the spears overhang above it (the tail run and diagonal brace follow the entered height).
Spear-Top Double Swing GateParametric palisade double swing driveway gate with two leaves meeting in the centre. Each leaf has a rectangular hollow-tube frame with vertical spears (typically 25x25x1.2 SHS shafts) topped with a choice of tips (crimped, arrowhead, pressed point, ball, finial, fleur-de-lis or fishtail) with optional puppy-picket heights and rings or a band. Spears default to cut-into-bottom so the swept envelope clears the driveway. Supports optional posts, equal or custom leaf split, and optional mid-rail.
Spear-Top Single Swing GateOne full-width swing leaf spanning the opening, with a hollow-tube frame and a row of vertical spears topped with a choice of tips (crimped, arrowhead, pressed point, ball, finial, fleur-de-lis or fishtail) with optional puppy-picket heights and rings or a band. Heritage palisade look. Spears default to cut-into-bottom so the swept envelope clears the path. Carries the heavy double-swing frame (independent bottom rail, single rake for sloping ground, mid-rails with a diagonal brace) and pedestrian hardware: pick the hinge side, add a lockbox, a lever or ball handle lock, posts with footplates, and a catch plate.
Spear-Top Fence PanelStandalone palisade fence panel with optional posts on either end. A single rectangular frame with vertical spears (typically 25x25x1.2 SHS shafts) topped with a choice of tips (crimped, arrowhead, pressed point, ball, finial, fleur-de-lis or fishtail) with optional puppy-picket heights and rings or a band. Defaults to a long through-bottom spike below the rail for the classic palisade fence-line look. Suitable for security fencing runs, heritage boundary fences, and commercial perimeters.
Spear-Top Fence RunMulti-bay palisade fence run: a line of equally-spaced posts with a row of spear shafts face-fixed to the front of every bay frame, topped with a choice of tips (crimped, arrowhead, pressed point, ball, finial, fleur-de-lis or fishtail) with optional puppy-picket heights and rings or a band, matching spear-top gates in the same run. Level ground.