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Upper Short Ditch, Shropshire / Montgomeryshire

Upper Short Ditch is a mediæval dyke, a defensive boundary or earthwork, which spans the Shropshire - Mongomeryshire border north of Bettws-y-crwyn. The feature is c.1,600ft long and crosses the Kerry Ridgeway (the county border and that between England and Wales). It is within the council area of Shropshire.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1003244.

Place Type: Mediæval Earthwork
Historic County: Shropshire / Montgomeryshire
Lat, Long: 52.474014,-3.1905398
Grid Reference: SO 1923 8689
Civil Parish: Bettws-y-Crwyn CP
Council Area: Shropshire CA
Police Area: West Mercia PA

GBPN ID: 305313
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Upper_Short_Ditch,_Shropshire_305313

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