. The dyke was part of an 85-mile Roman canal that ran from Cambridge to Lincoln, where possible using navigable rivers, but where not, using man-made cuts. The extant stretch in Waterbeach is not that long - about half a mile before it is cut off by the railway line to Cambridge - but fascinating nonetheless. It is amazing to stroll alongside the weed-filled ditch to realise how ancient it is, and the scale of the undertaking - when built it was 24 metres wide!
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