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Lexden Tumulus is an Iron Age burial mound located near Colchester in Essex, forming part of the archaeological landscape associated with Camulodunum, the principal oppidum of the Trinovantum tribe. The monument dates to the late Iron Age, likely constructed in the first century BCE, and represents a significant high-status burial of the pre-Roman period. The tumulus itself survives as an earthwork mound, around which a cemetery area containing additional burials has been identified through archaeological investigation. The site provides important evidence for the social hierarchy and burial practices of Iron Age Essex, demonstrating the wealth and significance of individuals interred at Camulodunum during the final centuries before Roman conquest.
Lexden Tumulus Iron Age barrow and associated cemetery area: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019967. View the official record →
Lexden Tumulus is an Iron Age burial mound located near Colchester in Essex, forming part of the archaeological landscape associated with Camulodunum, the principal oppidum of the Trinovantum tribe. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019967.
Lexden Tumulus Iron Age barrow and associated cemetery area: 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 1019967.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum (1.8 km), Gryme's Dyke at Stanway Green: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum (2.1 km), Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Lexden Tumulus Iron Age barrow and associated cemetery area: 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.
Lexden Tumulus Iron Age barrow and associated cemetery area: 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.