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RING DITCH HOUSE
A roundhouse with an internal ditch, which may be visible on the ground surface.
Classifications
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Monument Thesaurus (rcahms)
Monument Thesaurus (rcahms)
> Domestic
>> Dwelling
>> House
>>> House
>>> Ring Ditch House
>>>> Ring Ditch House
![RING DITCH HOUSE. Hill of Alyth, general view of a ring-ditch house. SC00606964.jpg](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC00606964.jpg)
![RING DITCH HOUSE. Oblique aerial view SC01539397.jpg](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC01539397.jpg)
![RING DITCH HOUSE. Oblique aerial view. DP00246564.jpg](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00246564.jpg)
Related Terms
Term | Note |
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RING GROOVE HOUSE | A roundhouse, the upright posts of which stood in a penannular bedding trench. The trench may be visible on the ground as a shallow groove. |
ROUNDHOUSE | A circular or sub-circular dwelling, largely timber-built, although it may have a stone or earth wall base. |