what is the pointy thing at the gable end of the top front of some barns 21729311
what is the pointy thing at the gable end of the top front of some barns 21729310

Asked by Anna from Ellensburg, WA

 

What is the pointy thing at the gable end of the top/ front of some barns?

 

It was used on old barns for lifting hay into the hay loft. Sometimes you see a pulley extending from them. Now you mostly see them for decoration. What are they called?