Site Event/Activity record ECC1310 - Roman foundations, east of Butt Road, Colchester, 1875
Location
| Location | East of Butt Road, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 99262 24652 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Ordnance Survey
Date
1875
Description
Foundations are recorded east of Butt Road on the 1876 OS Map (1:2500), 'Roman foundations found AD. 1875'.<1>
The exact location of the discovery is unclear; it has been plotted in the UAD in area of the parade ground of the Artillery Barracks but the text on the OS map is written on the west side of Layer Road and could lie to the west of the barracks.<1>
Cutts (1889) shows a piece of wall running north-south with a short eastwards return at each end - possibly a tomb.<2><3>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SCC11 Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1876. 1876 OS 1:500 Maps of Colchester. 1:500. 12.12.
- <1> SCC72874 Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. c.1805. 1805 1 inch OS Maps of Colchester. 12.12.
- <2> SCC76 Monograph: Cutts, Reverend Edward L.. 1889. Historic Towns, Colchester. map inside book.
- <3> SCC226 Index: Essex County Council. 1972. Colchester SMR (computer). 13195.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC1392 Roman wall, near Artillery Barracks, Butt Road, Colchester (Element)
Record last edited
Feb 24 2016 2:25PM