Distributional map of ditched fences in Sweden. The ditched fence (Sw. "gropavall") is an old type of agricultural fence typical for some provinces of Sweden; Västergötland, Halland, and Skåne. The ditched fence consist of a ditch and an earth wall, sometimes reinforced by stones. The purpuse of the ditched fence was to prevent cattle to walk into tilled land. The map shows the distribution of ditched fences registred in the FMIS Fornsök database 19 June 2015. Orange shows the distribution. Sweden is green, and sea and lakes are light blue. For the ditched fences outside the main distribution areas the RAÄ numbers are given.
<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Achird" title="User:Achird">Gunnar Creutz</a>
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