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from Victoria Clare contains these words:

Will a foot / 18 inches of hole really support a 6 foot upright with a
(light) gate hanging on it? If so, I can probably manage that with a
pick.

If you are digging into what amounts to solid rock, yes.

If it has any give in it, I'd make it a bit deeper.

Or put an old cast-iron hurdle wheel on the end of the gate.

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Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
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