Sentence examples for by an outer ditch from inspiring English sources

Even before the walls were complete, they were supplemented by an outer ditch, known as the King's Dyke.

An outer ditch six metres wide and two metres in depth is now obscured due to wind-blown deposits of sand and a gradual silting process.

The gate was protected by a drawbridge over the outer ditch, a portcullis, and three sets of doors.

Beyond the outer ditch is a 17th-century ravelin, a triangular earthen artillery defence, and the remains of a third, smaller, ditch.

A rare Iron Age pot was recovered from the outer ditch, with 125 shards found.

The outer ditch has been recreated along this part of the wall.

The outer ditch is 1.5 m wide and 1.4 m deep, and like the inner ditch was cut in the local bedrock.

The inner ditch was 3.9 m wide and 1.3 m deep while the outer ditch was 2.5 m wide and 0.9 m deep.

It comprises banks and outer ditches and has an unfinished bailey.

Defensive ditches (the easiest way to make these is to put the entire model on top of a square piece of styrofoam, then cut a narrow indentation in a circle around the outside of the bailey and at the bottom of the motte. Paint the indented portion brown (or blue if you want a moat).. Sharpened stakes around the outer ditches (toothpicks).

Excavations indicate that the area enclosed by the inner ditch was used mainly for habitation, while the area between the inner and outer ditches was agricultural.