Site Event/Activity record ECC648 - Excavation of Roman houses in the Castle Park, Colchester, 1907

Location

Location Castle Park, Colchester
Grid reference Centred TL 9986 2547 (87m by 39m)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Laver, Henry (Mr)

Date

February 1907

Map

Description

Excavations under the direction of H. Laver to uncover the supposed remains of Roman houses noted as a parch mark during the summer of 1906 by A.G. Wright, Curator of Colchester Museum. Trenches revealed robbed out Roman walls.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Serial: The Essex Society for Archaeology and History. 1909. Vol. 10 (New Series) Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. Vol. X (New Series). p323.

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Roman House I, Castle Park, Colchester (Monument)
  • Roman House II, Castle Park, Colchester (Monument)
  • Roman House III, Castle Park, Colchester (Monument)

Record last edited

Feb 23 2016 2:02PM

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