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RING DITCH
An unbroken circular or sub-circular ditch, usually seen as a cropmark. May be the remains of a ploughed-out barrow, roundhouse or modern feature. Use the term where function is unknown.
Classifications
Related Terms
| Term | Note |
|---|---|
| BOUNDARY DITCH | A ditch that indicates the limit of an area or a piece of land. |
| CURVILINEAR ENCLOSURE | A monument consisting of an area of land enclosed by a ditch, bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier, where the boundary follows an irregular curving course. |
| FEED BIN STANCE | A circular or rectangular lump surrounded by a shallow depression, often with a slightly raised external lip, formed by cattle trampling around a feed bin. Usually seen as earthwork remains, but sometimes as cropmarks. |
| ROUND BARROW | A hemispherical mound surrounded by a ditch (or occasionally two or more concentric ditches), often accompanied by an external (or occasionally internal) bank. Mound and ditch may sometimes be separated by a berm. Use specific type where known. |
