Find Spot record MCC1297 - Scandinavian Mount (fitting), Castle Park, Colchester

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Scandinavian Mount, Castle Park, recorded in 1936-7.

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Grid reference TL 99862 25280 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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A bronze mount was found in 1936-7 by workmen who were digging in the castle bailey near the southern entrance to the keep. It is of a Scandinavian style which is normally dated to between 1060 and 1130.<1> For full report see <2>

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  • <1> LIST: Colchester Museums. Colchester Museum Accession Register 1930-1940. COLEM1936.852.
  • <2> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1981. CAR 1: Aspects of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Colchester. 1. p.78.

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Oct 13 2016 11:03AM

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