vallum

British  

/ ˈvæləm /

noun

1. archaeol a Roman rampart or earthwork

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Example Sentences

He pressed on, and higher, and at last began to crawl up the vallum, on hands and knees, grasping the turf and here and there the roots that had burst through the red earth.

From The Hill of Dreams by Machen, Arthur

The castle of Treryn, which our friend pronounced Treen, was situated on a small headland jutting out into the sea, but only the triple vallum and fosse of the castle remained.

From From John O'Groats to Land's End by Naylor, Robert

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.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 106, November 8, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

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

The churchyard forms the site of a Roman camp, the vallum of which may still be seen.

From Seaward Sussex The South Downs from End to End by Holmes, Edric