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Kidman's Dyke is a linear earthwork located in Walk Wood near Colchester, Essex, forming part of the defensive circuit of Camulodunum, one of Britain's most significant Iron Age oppida. The dyke comprises a substantial bank and ditch system that dates to the late Iron Age, likely constructed during the 1st century BC as part of the territorial fortifications protecting this major settlement and trading centre. The earthwork represents the physical infrastructure of pre-Roman Britain's most prominent urban and political centre, which later became the site of the Roman town of Colchester following the conquest of AD 43. Kidman's Dyke survives as an important archaeological monument demonstrating the engineering capabilities and settlement organisation of Iron Age communities in south-eastern Britain.
Kidman's Dyke in Walk Wood: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019961. View the official record →
Kidman's Dyke is a linear earthwork located in Walk Wood near Colchester, Essex, forming part of the defensive circuit of Camulodunum, one of Britain's most significant Iron Age oppida. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019961.
Kidman's Dyke in Walk Wood: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum 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 1019961.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of St Mary's Church (2.1 km), Tumulus NW of East Donyland Hall (5.6 km), Great Wigborough henge (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Kidman's Dyke in Walk Wood: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Kidman's Dyke in Walk Wood: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.