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monument Word or Phrase:PALISADED HILLTOP ENCLOSURE *  
Definition:A small, defended settlement dating to the Early Iron Age, located on spurs, promontories or hilltops. The defences are marked by single or double trenches which originally held substantial palisades.
monument Word or Phrase:HILLTOP ENCLOSURE *  
Definition:A substantial area of ground surrounded by slight univallate earthwork often interpreted as stock enclosures or as sites where agricultural produce was stored.

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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