Site Event/Activity record ECC1770 - Bronze Age Urns found at Middleborough, Colchester, 1889
Location
| Location | Middleborough, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 99329 25590 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Laver, Henry (Mr)
Date
1889
Description
On August 21st 1889 Corporation workmen recovered five Bronze Age Burial urns from a drain trench in Water Lane, the site being 'on the north side of the cattle market, in the middle of the Road where the land rises above the flood line, and immediately opposite the middle house of the first row of cottages on the north side of the lane'.<1><2><3><4>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SCC124 Serial: The Essex Society for Archaeology and History. 1869. Vol. 9 (Old Series) Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. IV (Old Series). p.18.
- <2> SCC302 Serial: 1933. Vol. XIII Antiquaries Journal. Vol. XIII. p.448.
- <3> SCC301 Serial: The Prehistoric Society. 1960. Vol. XXVI Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. p.192.
- <4> SCC226 Index: Essex County Council. 1972. Colchester SMR (computer). 11811.
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- MCC1923 Bronze Age cremation, Middleborough, Colchester, 1889 (Element)
- MCC1924 Bronze Age cremation, Middleborough, Colchester, 1889 (Element)
- MCC1925 Bronze Age cremation, Middleborough, Colchester, 1889 (Element)
- MCC1926 Bronze Age cremation, Middleborough, Colchester, 1889 (Element)
- MCC1927 Bronze Age cremation, Middleborough, Colchester, 1889 (Element)
Record last edited
Sep 21 2017 3:25PM