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Lexden Dyke at Spring Meadow is a defensive earthwork forming part of the Iron Age oppidum of Camulodunum, near Colchester in Essex. The dyke comprises a substantial linear ditch and bank system that served as a territorial boundary and defensive feature for the settlement, which flourished during the late Iron Age before its continuation and development under Roman occupation. The monument dates primarily to the Iron Age period, with construction likely occurring in the centuries immediately preceding the Roman conquest of Britain in AD 43. As part of the wider Camulodunum complex, the dyke represents important evidence of pre-Roman British settlement patterns and the sophisticated fortification strategies employed by Iron Age communities in south-eastern England.
Lexden Dyke at Spring Meadow: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019965. View the official record →
Lexden Dyke at Spring Meadow is a defensive earthwork forming part of the Iron Age oppidum of Camulodunum, near Colchester in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019965.
Lexden Dyke at Spring Meadow: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1019965.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Heath Farm Dyke Middle (rear of Alan Way): part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum (1.7 km), Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum (2.2 km), Gryme's Dyke at Stanway Green: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum (2.4 km).
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