Bolsover Defensive Earthworks

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Bolsover Defensive Earthworks

Image: © Gordon Elliott Taken: 12 Feb 2009

Part of the surviving medieval 'ditch and bank' earthworks at the edge of an area known as the Hornscroft in Bolsover, believed to date from about the 13th century.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.226541
Longitude
-1.288756