Beech Bottom Dyke

The dyke was constructed towards the end of the Iron Age,^[1] probably between 5 and 40 AD. This, and other similar earthworks in the district, may have been built by the powerful Celtic tribe established in this area, the Catuvellauni, probably by King Cunobelinus to define areas of land around their tribal centre at Verlamion - the predecessor of the Roman city of Verulamium.

Beech Bottom Dyke is thought^{[by whom?]} to have originally been part of a defensive system for a Belgic settlement. Other defences are the Devil's Dyke and another ancient earthwork known as "The Slad". These may have created a defensive earthwork running from the River Lea to the River Ver enclosing a very large area.

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  Photograph of the Dyke
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  Photograph of the Dyke

51°46′09″N 0°19′35″W / 51.7693°N 0.3263°W / 51.7693; -0.3263

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