Site Event/Activity record ECC2334 - Roman burial found when goal post dug, Abbey Field, Colchester, 1931

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Location Abbey Field, Colchester
Grid reference Centred TL 9897 2461 (795m by 525m)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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1931

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Tall grey jar narrow mouth, containing calcined bones, with a deep bowl of grey ware as cover. The was deposited in a cist formed of pieces of Kentish ragstone. Found on September 7th on the Garrison Sports Ground.<1> Hull's Grave Group 289.<2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Serial: Colchester Museums. 1933. Colchester Museum Reports 1925-1933. 1925-1933. p36, 1932.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Hull, M. Rex. Unknown. Inventory of Grave Groups. No 289.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Roman cremation cemetery, Garrison Sports Field, Colchester (Monument)

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Mar 18 2016 1:56PM

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