A gate and a belfry

[Aksinia]

Hello.

The church is lined with stone fencing, a gate and a belfry.

Can I say a gate and belfry without the second a?

 

[GoesStation]

The church is lined with stone fencing, a gate and a belfry.

Can I say a gate and belfry without the second a?

No.

How can a church be lined with a belfry — or any of those things, for that matter?

 

[Aksinia]

No.

How can a church be lined with a belfry — or any of those things, for that matter?

It is meant the church territory by a church.

The church territory is lined with stone fencing, a gate and a belfry.

 

[probus]

Then the word you want is not lined. Consider bounded or outlined. Also includes might be a better choice than is bounded by.

 

[GoesStation]

And you're talking about the churchyard, not the church, which is the building.

In the United States, a belfry is attached to the roof of the church. It's not a free-standing structure.

 

[Aksinia]

Then the word you want is not lined. Consider bounded or outlined. Also includes might be a better choice than is bounded by.

The church territory includes stone fence, a gate and a belfry.
Is this sentence correct with the articles?

 

[emsr2d2]

How many stone fences are there? Actually, before you answer that, tell me what a stone fence is! I think you mean a stone wall. Fences are generally made of wood or metal.

 

[Aksinia]

How many stone fences are there? Actually, before you answer that, tell me what a stone fence is! I think you mean a stone wall. Fences are generally made of wood or metal.

I attached a photo.
Is it called a stone wall?
Could you please let me know if there is a gate or gates on this picture? A gate or gates? How would you call it?

 

[probus]

Yes it can be called a stone wall. Masonry wall is also acceptable. In Canada we usually reserve the term stone wall for walls made of undressed field stones, but in Goa, where my wife hails from, there are many walls nade of dressed and plastered stone just like the one in your picture, and they are locally called stone walls.

 

[emsr2d2]

The churchyard is surrounded by a high brick/stone wall in which there is an ornate, arched entry gate under a small belfry.

I have put all the information in one sentence because that seemed to be what you were trying to do originally. It might be what I'd write but In everyday spoken English, I'd split it up.

 

[Aksinia]

The churchyard is surrounded by a high brick/stone wall in which there is an ornate, arched entry gate under a small belfry.

I have put all the information in one sentence because that seemed to be what you were trying to do originally. It might be what I'd write but In everyday spoken English, I'd split it up.

May I please ask you for the last thing?
The monastery's gates (as an entrance to to the monastery) are called holy.
Can I apply holy to the gates?
Or saint will work better?

 

[GoesStation]

May I please ask you for the last thing?
The monastery's gates (as an entrance to to the monastery) are called holy.
Can I apply holy to the gates?
Or saint will work better?

You can, I suppose, call them holy gates. Saint is used only with people.

 

[probus]

Sacred works even better than holy.

 

[5jj]

Monastery gates are not generally sacred or holy.