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<< News >> Rampart find excites historians in Malmesbury

Submitted by coldrum on Friday, 26 May 2006  Page Views: 1358

DiscoveriesCountry: England A dig near Malmesbury town walls has uncovered a substantial stone-fronted defensive rampart and a deep ditch which could date to the Iron Age. Archaeologists believe the prehistoric hill fort would have had impressive multiple defences rising above the valley of the River Avon.

English Heritage said the results were very exciting and showed how important the town's defences were. The work was said to bring a new dimension to the story of Malmesbury.


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