vallum
Britishnoun
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"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 Turnbull, Robert
A double fosse and vallum, with the outer and inner court lines, can be traced.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
To the west of the course, on an isolated eminence, sometimes called "Roche's Hill" and sometimes "The Beacon" is an ancient camp with double vallum and fosse enclosing over five acres.
From Seaward Sussex The South Downs from End to End by Holmes, Edric
Like a military camp, the whole place would be surrounded with fosse and vallum.
From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Morris, Kenneth
Tregonning Hill, close by, is somewhat higher, and its summit has a fine entrenchment with a striking inner vallum.
From The Cornwall Coast by Salmon, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie)
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