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Lexden Earthworks and Bluebottle Grove

The banks and ditches of a series of late Iron Age defences protecting the western side of Camulodunum – pre-Roman Colchester. There are also many pre-Roman graves hereabouts, including Lexden Tumulus, allegedly the burial place of the British chieftain Cunobelinus.

  • Currently: Clear sky, 6° C
  • Monday: Medium-level cloud, 5° C
  • Tuesday: Low-level cloud, 11° C