Site Event/Activity record ECC2068 - Excavation in the Castle well room, Colchester

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Location Colchester Castle, Colchester
Grid reference TL 99859 25301 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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A small excavation in the castle well-room revealed the south exterior face of the temple podium. The small portion seen was wholly of tile.<1> The records of this excavation have been lost.<2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. p164-166.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1922. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England): Essex, (North-East). Volume III. p25.

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Colchester Castle, Colchester (Monument)
  • Temple of Claudius (Insula 22), Colchester (Monument)

Record last edited

Feb 26 2016 11:56AM

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