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 CLASS H. 



Ancient village sites protected by walls, ramparts or fosses. 



e.g. — Grimspound, Devonshire.* 

 Woodcutts, Dorsetshire.* 

 Urswick Stone Walls, Lancashire. 



* See plans. 



In many cases the second or outer court of mount-and-court strongholds 

 (class E) contained the germ of village or town, but the works referred to 

 under H exhibit a more simple form of defence, and are not usually 

 attached to any castle or stronghold. 



Ancient walled areas, such as those on the moors of the north of 

 England, on Dartmoor, and elsewhere, may be included in class H, as 

 the term "village" implies any collection of huts or houses, while certain 

 examples may have been for the protection of cattle as well as of human 

 beings. 



In lowland districts works of class H occasionally occur, which pro- 

 tected the manorial hold, the church and village, by means of moats or 

 ramparts, or both. 



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Scale for Plan. 



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Woodcut is 



Dorsetshire. 



