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monument Word or Phrase:CAUSEWAYED RING DITCH *  
Definition:A monument comprising an irregularly circular enclosing ditch, interrupted by several causeways, surrounding a central circular area used for funerary activities, often concealed originally beneath an earthen mound. Index with barrow type where known.
monument Word or Phrase:CAUSEWAYED ENCLOSURE *  
Definition:A Neolithic monument comprising an irregularly circular enclosing ditch, interrupted by frequent causeways, and often accompanied by an internal bank, also causewayed.
monument Word or Phrase:FARMYARD CAUSEWAY *  
Definition:An area of hardstanding to allow movement of farm transport in all weathers.
monument Word or Phrase:CAUSEWAY BRIDGE *  
Definition:A bridge, carrying a footpath or road, usually across marshy or waterlogged ground.
monument Word or Phrase:CAUSEWAY CHAPEL *  
Definition:A chapel built on, or at the end of, a causeway.
monument Word or Phrase:CAUSEWAY *  
Definition:A road or pathway raised above surrounding low, wet or uneven ground.

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