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Mountain is to valley as mound is to?

Mountain is to valley as mound is to ditch


What do you call a circular hill?

A circular hill is called a "round hill" or a "mound."


Is there an ancient Native American burial mound located under Dyckman St in Manhattan?

Most if not all buirial mound were constructed by digging a ditch around the mound and using material removed from the ditch to form the mound. Evidence of a ditch may help determine if a mound is man-made. Unfortunately, since the mound in question is in New York City, evidence of a ditch has long ago been obliterated. I remember reading that evidence of a Native American burial mound was found in the late 1800s and that it was verified by archaeologists before the street was paved over.


What is a raised mound of land called?

it is a hill


What is a large mound or raised area of earth called?

A large mound or raised area of earth is called a hill or mound.


What is the word that matches to the definition a small hill or mound?

The word that matches the definition of a small hill or mound is "knoll."


What is smaller than a hill?

A mound.


Story of old man in the mound?

This is a Philippino fairy story. He is a dwarf. The dwarf is called 'the Old Man of the Ant Hill or the Mound' and he could cause harm or injury to anyone who destroys the Mound or Ant Hill, which is his home. That is why people walking in the forest ask permission by saying ' Excuse us, old man of the mound' before passing a mound or an ant hill.


Another name for small hill?

Mound


What is a mound hill or a ridge of wind-blown sand?

a mound or ridge of windblow sa


What was the motte for in a castle?

The motte was the mound or hill upon which the main keep was typically sited, and was typically surrounded by a ditch (which was usually a side-effect from digging up enough earth to create the motte in the first place). It served as a defensive feature - not only did it give defenders high ground, but placing it on a hill, surrounded by a ditch, slowed the advance of any attackers. As well as this, it also gave a high vantage point from which to sight anybody trying to approach.


What is motte?

In the context of castles, it refers to the large mound or hill on which the keep stood.Natural or man-made mound.