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Lower Short Ditch, Shropshire

Lower Short Ditch is a linear boundary or dyke to the north of Newcastle on Clun, Shropshire. The ditch straddles the county border into Montgomeryshire. It has been linked with the Upper Short Ditch which lies two miles to the west, in the latter county. Both dykes have also been linked to Offa's Dyke, though they may predate that. The dyke is within the council area of Shropshire.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1020563.

Place Type: Early Mediæval Monument
Historic County: Shropshire
Lat, Long: 52.485944,-3.1459745
Grid Reference: SO 2227 8817
Civil Parish: Mainstone CP
Council Area: Shropshire CA
Police Area: West Mercia PA

GBPN ID: 303052
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Lower_Short_Ditch,_Shropshire_303052

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