Dyke system - Celtic/British at Dyke System Celtic/British01206 282920workArchaeological SiteA defensive system built to protect Camulodunum dating from around 100BC. Camulodunum was not a town in the modern sense, but was more like a large country estate. It covered some 12 square miles and included commercial, industrial and farming settlements as well as the Royal household of the Trinovantes tribe. These settlements were enclosed and protected by an elaborate system of earthwork embankments, known as dykes, much of which survives today. These can mostly be seen along Straight Road.Straight RoadColchesterEssexCO2 9JDUnited Kingdom51.8917124332400.901191768180https://www.visitcolchester.com/?dms=3&pid=
Dyke system - Celtic/British
Archaeological Site, free entry
Details
A defensive system built to protect Camulodunum dating from around 100BC. Camulodunum was not a town in the modern sense, but was more like a large country estate. It covered some 12 square miles and included commercial, industrial and farming settlements as well as the Royal household of the Trinovantes tribe. These settlements were enclosed and protected by an elaborate system of earthwork embankments, known as dykes, much of which survives today. These can mostly be seen along Straight Road.
Dyke system - Celtic/British
Dyke system - Celtic/British
01206 282920
vic@colchester.gov.uk
See location on Google maps