<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">valla</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>defensive walls</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>vallum</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>vallums</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Barriers that surround a camp or settlement, or reinforce a defensive wall. They are typically composed of strong branches of trees placed upon a rampart, or they are made of a palisaded bank or mound, or a rampart of earth, sod, or stones. ]]></note></mads>