堀ほり (hori)

この城しろの堀ほりはとても深ふかいです

The castle moat is very deep.

彼かれは堀ほりにペンキの上塗うわぬりをした。

He gave the moat a top coat of paint.

堀之内は、堀の内、堀ノ内、堀内などとも表記される。

"Horinouchi" is also written as "Hori no Uchi," "Hori no Uchi," "Horiuchi," and so on.

また、竹之内集落の濠は、現在も集落の西側に残っている。

Meanwhile, the moat of Takenouchi village has still remained in the west of the village.

また総構えの堀は総堀（惣堀）と言うが、外堀と言われることも多い。

Moats (hori) of the sogamae was called "sohori"and frequently it also called the "outer moat" as well.

この説においては従来より存在した円形墳丘墓の周濠を掘り残した陸橋部分（通路部分）が造られた。

According to this theory, a land bridge (or overpass) was created by leaving part of earth unexcavated when building a moat around the existing round barrow.

愛知県の朝日遺跡は、弥生時代中期の集落であり、環濠集落のなかでも最も防御施設の発達した集落として知られている。

The moat settlement discovered at Asahi site in Aichi Prefecture is an example from the Middle Yayoi period, and is known for having consisted of some of the most advanced defensive facilities.

集落の周りに濠をめぐらせた環濠集落や、低地から100m以上の比高差を持つような山頂部に集落を構える高地性集落などは、集落間の争いがあったことの証拠とされた。

Moat settlements that have a moat around the settlement and upland settlements that were located at top of the mountain more than 100m in height are said to be evidence of battles between settlements.