New Ditch
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title:
New Ditch
text:
New Ditch is a linear earthwork of possible Iron Age or Medieval construction. It partially crosses the Polden Hills in woodlands approximately 1.1 miles (1.8 km) south-west from the village of Butleigh in Somerset, England. Its construction is similar to Ponter's Ball Dyke 3 miles to the northeast, with the dyke on the south east of the embankment, but of less massive construction. Both were probably part of a more extensive defence scheme. It is nearly half a mile in length and was probably of
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Historic site in Somerset, England
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Ditch
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date modified:
2022-04-20T04:06:22Z
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