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Fleam Dyke

History of Fleam Dyke

Scheduled Monument. Anglo-Saxon linear earthwork between Fulbourn and Balsham.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleam_Dyke

Cyril Fox (1923) The Archaeology of the Cambridge Region considered that the dyke had a northern section, from the northern edge of the Fen to the Cam at Fen Ditton, However, this part has been almost completely destroyed.

Technical drawing showing a cross-section of the Fleam Dyke earthworks, with labeled archaeological layers and material finds.

From Cyril Fox (1923)

 

Tags

  • Anglo-Saxon
  • Listed building

Projects

  • Balsham
  • Fulbourn

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