vallum
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Warton, in his Account of Kiddington, Oxon, p. 62., edition 1815, observes that Stukeley describes a fosse called Grimsditch, near Ditchley House, between Stunsfield and Chipping Norton, the vallum of which was eastward.
The meaning of the vallum is much more doubtful.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
"Alcluith" is the "Balclutha" of Ossian; balla signifying a wall or bulwark, from the Latin vallum, a wall.
From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Robert Turnbull
When the barrow was of earth, this was effected by an encircling trench or a low vallum.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
At present the most interesting part of the great mound is the actual fosse and vallum.
From Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter by Edric Holmes
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