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Description: | Recent examination of Shire Ditch (foreground) has revised the belief that the 'Red Earl' of Gloucester built the boundary in 1287 after a dispute with the Bishop of Hereford. To the north of Midsummer Hill, the ditch was built in two separate phases. One phase underlies Iron Age ramparts. The Shire Ditch, or at least part of it, may thus be prehistoric- possibly dating to the late Bronze Age. The 'Red Earl' simply refurbished the existing boundary earthwork. | Subjects: | Aerial View Landscape Archaeology | Source: | English Heritage - Viewfinder | Creator: | Wingham, H A | Identifier: | http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.u... | Language: | en | Go to resource |
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