Roman vallum at Verulamium
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Roman vallum at Verulamium
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 8 Mar 2014
It is not obvious that this wooded depression is in fact the defensive ditch (vallum) of a Roman town, rather than a natural stream bed. But according to an interpretation board on site, it is.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.746134
Longitude
-0.355352