Site Event/Activity record ECC389 - Excavations at St John's Abbey, Colchester, 1972
Location
| Location | St John's Abbey, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred TL 9988 2479 (22m by 13m) |
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Colchester Excavation Committee
Date
1972
Description
Two week excavation in response to the discovery of rubble foundations in the north west corner of the abbey precinct following the reduction of the ground level by several metres ahead of the construction of a new round about. Remains encountered include two prehistoric pits, a Roman inhumation cemetery, the Anglo-Saxon or Norman church of St John, a medieval dump of soil and later medieval cemetery of two phases.<1><2>
Sources/Archives (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (8)
- MCC2838 Anglo-Saxon pottery from St John's Abbey, Colchester (Find Spot)
- MCC455 Finds from St John's Abbey Precinct, Colchester (Find Spot)
- MCC450 Late Bronze Age Pit, Grounds of St John's Abbey, Colchester (Element)
- MCC451 Late Bronze Age Pit, Grounds of St John's Abbey, Colchester (Element)
- MCC454 Medieval cemetery, St John's Abbey, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC452 Medieval ditch, St John's Church, Colchester (Element)
- MCC453 Roman inhumation cemetery, St John's Abbey Grounds, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC419 St John's Church, Colchester (Monument)
Record last edited
Jan 20 2016 11:53AM