Monument record MCC7280 - Moat Farm Dyke, Colchester
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 975 255 (588m by 2997m) |
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Map sheet | TL92NE |
County | ESSEX |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Rampart and ditch upstanding.<1> The northward extension of Lexden Dyke (site 11628) north of the River Colne. It originally curved round between Black Brook and Salary Brook as is indicated by the name `The Rampers' given to this stretch in a C17 perambulation of the Borough.<2> Assigned to a phase of construction that took place around the time of Cunobelin's succession in AD 10.<2><3>
Site Assessment = This dyke still exists for most of its length because it runs through open countryside. It appears to be used as a boundary between the land either side of it and is wooded over in parts. Although the railway line cuts through its northern tip and it tends to fade as it runs towards the by-pass it is still in a reasonably good state of preservation.<4>
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SEX70673 DESC TEXT: Colchester Museum. 1997. The Colchester Iron Age Dyke System - An Integrated Management Plan.
- --- SEX70674 DESC TEXT: Colchester Museum. 1997. The Colchester Iron Age Dyke System - A Programme of Works.
- --- SEX70675 DESC TEXT: Colchester Museum. 1997. The Colchester Iron Age Dyke System - Task Plans.
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: unknown. 1960 0nwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX33728 DESC TEXT: unknown. unknown. The Dykes.
- <3> SEX33729 Map: unknown. unknown. The dykes.
- <4> SEX33730 DESC TEXT: Brooks, H. 1972. The linear Earthworks around Colchester. A4 file.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (18)
- Parent of: Berechurch Dyke, Colchester (Monument) (MCC7039)
- Parent of: Bluebottle Grove - Lexden Dyke (Monument) (MCC7282)
- Parent of: Colchester-Prettygate Junction (Monument) (MCC8176)
- Parent of: Colchester-Tapwoods-Lexden Dyke (Monument) (MCC8045)
- Parent of: Gosbecks Dyke (Monument) (MCC7040)
- Parent of: Gryme's Dyke, Colchester (Monument) (MCC7464)
- Parent of: Gryme's Dyke, Colchester (Monument) (MCC7465)
- Parent of: Kidman's Dyke, Colchester (Monument) (MCC7283)
- Parent of: Lexden Dyke (Monument) (MCC7281)
- Parent of: Lexden Dyke (Monument) (MCC8123)
- Parent of: Oliver's Dyke, Stanway (Monument) (MCC7284)
- Parent of: Oliver's Dyke, Stanway (Monument) (MCC7285)
- Parent of: Prettygate Dyke, Colchester (Monument) (MCC7466)
- Parent of: Sheepen Dyke, Colchester (Monument) (MCC7468)
- Parent of: Shrub End Dyke, Colchester (Monument) (MCC7467)
- Parent of: The Triple Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum (Monument) (MCC7463)
- Parent of: Triple Dyke, Colchester (Monument) (MCC7041)
- Part of: Heath Farm Dyke Middle, Colchester (Monument) (MCC7279)
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Record last edited
Nov 16 2016 1:08PM