Site Event/Activity record ECC2498 - Roman tombstone, Balkerne Lane, Colchester, 1889
Location
| Location | Balkerne Lane, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 9922 2503 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Unknown
Date
1889
Description
Fragment from the left margin of a Purbeck marble tombstone; found in 1889 in Balkerne Lane, Colchester. Now in Colchester Museum. Reads 'To the spirits of the departed...of the First Cohort of Va....who served....by contributions.'<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC664 Monograph: Collingwood, R.G.. 1965. The Roman Inscriptions of Britain: Inscriptions on stone. I. p200.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC2677 Tombstone fragment from Balkerne Hill (Element)
Record last edited
Mar 14 2016 8:55AM