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approximately 3 meters wide at the top and one meter deep. Approximately two meters inside the moat, there was a trench parallel to the moat, 50 cm wide and 30 to 60 cm deep. The inner wall of this ditch is irregularly lined with small holes, suggesting that it was dug to erect a structure such as a fence or wall. Inside were two all-pillar buildings arranged to the north and south. It is assumed that one of these building was a residence used as a place for daily life, and the other was used for political purposes, or a place where ritual ceremonies were held. There is no other example in Japan where two ring-moat ruins have been
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No.1 Ring Moat House has a square moat approximately 47 meters on each side, with one all-pillar building measuring at least three by two bays inside the moat. No.2 Ring Moat House has a rectangular moat, measuring approximately 37 meters from east-to-west and 36 meters from north-to-south,
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