Hillfort - Bronze or iron age earthwork defenses of concentric ditches and banks.
a hillfort defended by two concentric ditches
Blind arcade
line of arches on the face of a solid wall for decoration ...
A hillfort defended by two concentric ditches.
black asphaltum
A bituminous substance applied to the outside of foundation walls beneath the ground level to waterproof these walls.
Multivallate hillfort: A hillfort which was surrounded by a number of ditches and ramparts, which were either built originally as a multivallate hillfort or had a number of ditches and ramparts added, ...
Bivalate: A hillfort defended by two concentric ditches. Blind arcade: A row of decorative arches applied to a wall; A 'dummy' arcade. Blind arch: An arch applied to a wall; A 'dummy' arch.
Counterscarp bankLow bank on the downhill or outer side of a hillfort ditch.Coupled rafters ...
Builders began to cover exterior walls with wood or masonry. In the 19th and 20th centuries, it became fashionable to imitate Medieval building techniques. hillfort : Bronze or Iron Age earthwork of ditches and banks.
 See also: House, Principal, Parapet, Church, Brick
  
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