Murus Gallicus

A type of rampart used in Europe during the La Tène Iron Age; coined by Julius Caesar to describe the defenses of the Celtic oppidum of Avaricum (Bourges). The ramparts were made of earth and stone with horizontal timber lacing and held together with iron nails. The spaces of the beams were filled by stone walling. It was often used at great Iron Age hillforts of Europe during prehistory.

Type of rampart used in Europe during the La Tène Iron Age; it was given this name by Caesar, when describing the oppidum of Avaricum. The ramparts were made of earth and stone with horizontal timber lacing, held together with iron nails. This type of construction used large quantities of timber and iron nails: the murus gallicus at Manch ing had a circumference of 7 km and is estimated to have needed 300 tonnes of iron nails.