Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum

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History & significance

Kidman's Dyke North and Middle is a scheduled ancient monument forming part of the defensive earthwork system of Camulodunum, the principal Iron Age oppidum of the Trinovantum territory in Essex. The dykes comprise linear banks and ditches that functioned as territorial boundaries and fortifications protecting the settlement's northern and central sectors during the Late Iron Age, likely constructed in the first century BC. The earthworks remain visible as substantial soil banks with associated ditches, surviving as landscape features despite post-Roman disturbance. The site's archaeological significance lies in its demonstration of Iron Age engineering and settlement planning at one of Britain's most important pre-Roman centres, which subsequently became the location of the Roman town of Camulodunum.

Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019991. View the official record →

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