IT seems we have worn you out as no-one identified last week's Craven Curiosity.

It was, in fact, a wooden cattle tether.

Experts from Craven Museum and Gallery tell us: "A tether is a restraint used for holding an animal in place.

"Tethering animals was only carried out for short periods and prevented the animal from suffering distress when left isolated for long time. Also, animals were trained on a tether before being left alone.

"Animals were tethered in a safe environment to ensure their well-being.

"For example, they were placed in a flat land that is not close to a footpath or a road with fast moving traffic. The site must also provide enough grazing and it should be free from any poisonous plants. The tethering point should be changed every 24 hours.

"The location changed for certain seasons, for winter they would be in a barn where the farmer would feed the cattle hay and root crops. In summer the cattle would stay in fields, while in spring and autumn it would be outside in the day and brought into their stalls in the evening."

All items featured in this column will be on display when the museum - located in Skipton Town Hall - reopens in the spring.

Meanwhile guesses about this week’s Curiosity can be emailed to news@cravenherald.co.uk