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Kidman's Dyke North and Middle is a scheduled ancient monument comprising two linear earthwork segments that form part of the defensive circuit of Camulodunum, the major Iron Age oppidum located near Colchester in Essex. These dykes date to the Late Iron Age, constructed during the final centuries before the Roman conquest of Britain in 43 AD, and represent significant engineering works undertaken to fortify and define the territorial boundaries of this major settlement. The earthworks consist of substantial banks and ditches that would have served defensive and administrative functions, controlling access to the oppidum and its associated settlement areas. Camulodunum was among the largest and most economically important Iron Age centres in Britain, and the survival of these dyke systems provides crucial archaeological evidence for understanding the scale and sophistication of Late Iron Age settlement organisation in southern Britain.
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 →
Kidman's Dyke North and Middle is a scheduled ancient monument comprising two linear earthwork segments that form part of the defensive circuit of Camulodunum, the major Iron Age oppidum located near Colchester in Essex.
Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: 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 1019991.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site (1.4 km), Dovecote 80m south west of Olivers (1.9 km), Kidman's Dyke in Walk Wood: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum (2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: 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 North and Middle: 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.