Car Dyke

• The Car Dyke was an 86 mile (137km) long Roman Canal that connected the River Cam to the River Ouse in Cambridgeshire, built in the 1st century CE.

History

• It is considered to have been navigable during the Roman Period. Parts are still visible as it was very wide.
• A drainage cut connected the River Ouse to the River Nene, and another canal connected the Nene to the River Witham and Lincoln.
• It is possible that a Roman Barge could have travelled from Cambridge to Lincoln and on to York without venturing into the North Sea by using the Fos Dyke that connected Lincoln to the River Trent.

Car Dyke