Ambresbury Banks
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Ambresbury Banks
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 16 Oct 2010
Hidden among the beech trees at the northern end of Epping Forest, are earthworks believed to date from around 500BC. They may have been built as animal folds or possibly as a lookout or boundary marker between the territories of rival tribes. What is known for certain is that , despite local legend, this is not where Queen Boudicca was defeated and killed.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.68315
Longitude
0.078369