Rhee Wall

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Rhee Wall is a medieval artificial watercourse and defensive earthwork in Kent, England, constructed to help drain and protect the low-lying Romney Marsh.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Rhee Wall canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial watercourse ⓘ
defensive earthwork ⓘ
medieval engineering structure ⓘ
constructedInPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ
country England ⓘ
environmentalRole coastal flood protection ⓘ
water management ⓘ
hasName Rhee Wall ⓘ
hasPart ditch ⓘ
earth bank ⓘ
embanked channel ⓘ
heritageStatus historic landscape feature ⓘ
locatedIn Ashford district ⓘ
linked to: Ashford District

Kent ⓘ
Romney Marsh ⓘ
South East England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
district of Folkestone and Hythe ⓘ
low-lying marshland ⓘ
locatedNear English Channel ⓘ
partOf Romney Marsh defensive works ⓘ
linked to: Rye town defenses

Romney Marsh drainage system ⓘ
purpose defence ⓘ
drain Romney Marsh ⓘ
protect Romney Marsh from flooding ⓘ
terrain marshland ⓘ
usedFor defensive barrier ⓘ
flood management ⓘ
land drainage ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Romney Marsh → drainedBy → Rhee Wall ⓘ
Rhee Wall → hasName → Rhee Wall ⓘ