Site Event/Activity record ECC1602 - Roman burial at 24 High Street, Colchester

Location

Location 24 High Street, Colchester
Grid reference TL 99550 25186 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Gunn, Joseph (Mr)

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

A urn of native ware is held in the museum with a label "discovered by Mr Joseph Gunn when excavating for building premises for Messrs Benham & Co High Street, Colchester". According to Benhams Almanac this would be 24 High Street. A note by Hull comments "Despite the very circumstantial details given the find-spot cannot be accepted, for it lies ..within the walled town" but then he goes on to suggest that as the vessel is possibly Claudian and therefore the burial could be an isolated one made before the fortress was laid out. <1> This is Hull's Grave Group No 316.<2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Hull, M. Rex. Roman Colchester II: Extramural and Walls. II. Grave 316.
  • <2> Serial: Colchester Museums. 1937-1944. Colchester Museum Reports 1937-1944. page 40.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Roman cremation, 24 High Street, Colchester (Element)

Record last edited

Feb 10 2016 12:10PM

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