| Ponter's Ball Dyke | |
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| Location | near Glastonbury, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°08′17″N 2°40′06″W / 51.138032°N 2.668244°W |
| Reference no. | Somerset 23564[1] |
  Location of Ponter's Ball Dyke in Somerset | |
Ponter's Ball Dyke is a linear earthwork located near Glastonbury in Somerset, England.[2][3] It crosses, at right angles, an ancient road that continues on to the former island of dry land in the Somerset levels surrounding Glastonbury Tor.[4] It consists of an embankment with a ditch on the east side.[1] It is built across the ridge of land between Glastonbury and West Pennard.[1] Both ends of the ditch and dyke disappear into moorland, formerly swamps.[5]
The current visible remains extend to just over 1 kilometre. It is bisected by the A361 and crossed by three public footpaths.[6] The gap where the road runs through the dyke is staggered, suggesting that the gap is original.[1]
- ^ a b c d "Ponters Ball (linear earthwork), Havyatt". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Somerset County Council. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ Allcroft, Arthur Hadrian (1908). Earthwork of England: Prehistoric, Roman, Saxon, Danish, Norman and Mediæval. Nabu Press. p. 496. ISBN 978-1-178-13643-2. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
Ponter's Ball Dyke.
- ^ Morgan, Vicky (10 December 2002). "Ponter's Ball Dyke". Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Somerset. Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ Allcroft, Arthur Hadrian (1908). Earthwork of England: Prehistoric, Roman, Saxon, Danish, Norman and Mediæval. Nabu Press. pp. 69–70. ISBN 978-1-178-13643-2. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
Ponter's Ball Dyke.
- ^ "PONTERS BALL". PastScape. English Heritage. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ Cheddar Gorge & Mendip Hills West, Explorer Map 141, 1:25 000 scale. Ordnance Survey. 1998. ISBN 0-319-21819-8.