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Upper Short Ditch is a linear earthwork situated in the borderland between Shropshire and Powys. The monument comprises a ditch with associated bank, characteristic of defensive or territorial boundaries constructed during the Iron Age or Romano-British period. Such linear earthworks in this region typically served to demarcate land holdings, control movement, or provide defensive infrastructure in the uncertain frontier zones of Roman Britain and the post-Roman period. The survival of the earthwork as an upstanding feature reflects the monument's location in relatively undisturbed terrain, preserving evidence of ancient land use and territorial organization in the Welsh Marches.
Upper Short Ditch Also in Powys: Wales is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003244. View the official record →
Upper Short Ditch is a linear earthwork situated in the borderland between Shropshire and Powys. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003244.
Upper Short Ditch Also in Powys: Wales is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003244.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crugyn Tump Castle Mound (6.1 km), Llethrau Camp (6.2 km), Motte and bailey castle immediately south west of The Moat (6.4 km).
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