The Sheepen Dyke (not visible) encloses the settlement on the Hillyfields close by the river which was navigable at that point.<1><2> The dyke appears to have been filled in c.AD 43 although many parts of it may still exist below ground level.<3>

Site Assessment = The Sheepen Dyke was completely destroyed when the area was developed for industrial activity soon after the Roamn conquest.<1> A piece of the dyke was destroyed when the by-pass (Cymbeline Way) was constructed and the southern end destroyed when the land was levelled off to make a playing field, although it is possible that here a section survives below a considerable depth of topsoil below the playing field.<3>

see also MCC498.