Monument record MCC7466 - Prettygate Dyke, Colchester
Summary
Prettygate Dyke, aligned WSW-ENE, runs from Shrub End Dyke (west) to Lexden Dyke South (east) at the southern end of Bluebottle Grove, c.1km in length.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 970 240 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Prettygate Dyke, aligned WSW-ENE, runs from Shrub End Dyke (west) to Lexden Dyke South (east) at the southern end of Bluebottle Grove, and takes its name from the former Prettygate Farm (located to the south of Prettygate Road). It appears to have been a later addition during Cunobelins reign.<1>-<6>
It was sectioned by Hull in 1936 at Peartree Junction, at the beginning of its ENE course, defining a rampart and a ditch on either side.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SEX33728 DESC TEXT: unknown. unknown. The Dykes.
- <2> SEX33791 Map: unknown. unknown. The dykes.
- <3> SEX70673 DESC TEXT: Colchester Museum. 1997. The Colchester Iron Age Dyke System - An Integrated Management Plan.
- <4> SEX70674 DESC TEXT: Colchester Museum. 1997. The Colchester Iron Age Dyke System - A Programme of Works.
- <5> SEX70675 DESC TEXT: Colchester Museum. 1997. The Colchester Iron Age Dyke System - Task Plans.
- <6> SCC110 Serial: Hawkes, Christopher, F. C. & Crummy, Philip. 1995. CAR 11: Camulodunum II. 11. p.8, pp.46-50.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (10)
- Parent of: Colchester-Prettygate Junction (Monument) (MCC8176)
- Parent of: Peartree Junction, Colchester (Monument) (MCC8177)
- Parent of: Prettygate Dyke, King Harold Road, Colchester (Monument) (MCC8058)
- Part of: Bluebottle Grove - Lexden Dyke (Monument) (MCC7282)
- Part of: Heath Farm Dyke Middle, Colchester (Monument) (MCC7279)
- Part of: Kidman's Dyke, Colchester (Monument) (MCC7283)
- Part of: Lexden Dyke (Monument) (MCC7281)
- Part of: Moat Farm Dyke, Colchester (Monument) (MCC7280)
- Related to: Lexden Heath (Monument) (MCC9144)
- Related to: Prettygate Dyke, Colchester (Monument) (MCC1742)
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Record last edited
Nov 7 2016 11:01AM