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Lexden Earthworks and Bluebottle Grove

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A network of Iron Age earthwork banks and ditches built to protect Camulodunum the pre-Roman town of Colchester. Nearby are a series of pre-Roman burial sites. Among these is the Lexden Tumulus, traditionally thought to be the grave of the British chief Cunobelinus.

The tradition is supported by the finding of The Lexden Medallion, a silver medallion found within the tumulus which bears the likeness of the Roman Emperor Augustus. It is thought that the medallion was a gift from the Emperor to a local chief around the year 15 AD. The medallion is in the Colchester Castle Museum. The Lexden Tumulus is a round barrow, originally a Bronze Age construction, but was later reused in the Iron Age.

Lexden Straight Road, Colchester, Essex, England

About Lexden Earthworks and Bluebottle Grove
Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: Lexden Earthworks are off Lexden Straight Road. Bluebottle Grove is signposted off Beech Hill. The sites are within easy walking distance of each other. Open access.
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