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 25 June 2015. Orange shows the distribution. Sweden is green, neighbouring countries (Norway, Denmark, and Finland) are grey, and sea and lakes are light blue.
<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Achird" title="User:Achird">Gunnar Creutz</a>
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