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Gastria was a small rectangular fort located at the end of a long narrow ridge. It was separated from the ridge by a rock-cut ditch 7.9–4.5 metres (26–15 ft) wide and 2–2.6 metres (6.6–8.5 ft) deep. The ditch was once crossed by a drawbridge or a wooden bridge. True to the characteristics
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