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Thesaurus Term/Concept: TOWN DITCH

Identifier 140847
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A ditch constructed to surround a town for defensive purposes.

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Instances/Examples (6)

Context Record
Monument Type MEX23850 Besseldyke (Place)
Monument Type MEX1051052 Early Roman ditched boundaries at Land at St Mary’s Primary School, Kelvedon (Monument)
Monument Type MEX40079 Medieval banked ditch and possible yard surface, land rear of 39 High Street, Maldon (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1034559 Pleshey town enclosure (Monument)
Monument Type MEX43019 Possible medieval banked ditch, land to the rear of Post Office (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1032326 Possible site of medieval to post-medieval backfill from town ditches at 39 Castle Street (Monument)