Dead Woman's Ditch

Dead Woman's Ditch
Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dead Woman's Ditch is an earthwork which has been scheduled as an ancient monument in Over Stowey, Somerset, England situated on the Quantock Hills [1]. The earthwork is presumed to be of prehistoric origin and is of unknown purpose, but has been linked to Dowsborough [1]. The 1 kilometre long earthwork has been cut through by later tracks and a road [1]. It is badly eroded in places and is on the Heritage at Risk Register [1].

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TypeEarthwork
Period4500 - 3000 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates51.1336° N, 3.1998° W

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