Site Event/Activity record ECC381 - Excavation along Maldon Road, Colchester, 1971

Location

Location Maldon Road, Colchester
Grid reference Centred TL 99140 24906 (23m by 13m)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Colchester Excavation Committee

Date

Spring 1971

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Description

Six week excavation in the Spring of 1971 ahead of the construction of the southern section of the proposed Inner Relief Road. The site was in a temporary car park where the ground surface had previously been lowered revealing remnants of inhumations. During the excavation, 18 Roman inhumations were uncovered in addition to part of a Roman building and a series of post medieval pits.<1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Serial: Crummy, Philip. 1993. CAR 9:Excavations of Roman and later cemeteries, churches and monastic sites in Colchester, 1971-8. 9.
  • <2> Index: Essex County Council. 1972. Colchester SMR (computer). 12555.

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Roman building (CAT Building 160), Maldon Road, Colchester (Monument)
  • Roman inhumation cemetery, Maldon Road, Colchester (Monument)

Record last edited

Feb 11 2016 1:32PM

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