Thesaurus Term/Concept: BERM

Identifier 141169
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A horizontal surface separating the base of a rampart or earthwork from an associated ditch or moat. Can also refer to a continuously sloping bank of earth against a wall, as in a fortified city wall.

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Instances/Examples (6)

Context Record
Monument Type MCH8266 Iron Age hillfort at Eddisbury (Monument)
Monument Type MCH18505 Roman berm at the Kaleyards (Monument)
Monument Type MCH20472 Roman Extra mural berm at Frodsham Street Car Park (Monument)
Monument Type MCH18589 Roman extra mural berm at Linenhall Street (Monument)
Monument Type MCH18590 Roman extra mural berm at St Martin’s Fields (Monument)
Monument Type MCH20478 Roman extra mural berm at the south east angle tower (Monument)