Element record MCC1516 - Roman cremation burial, Errington Lodge, Lexden Road, Colchester

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Roman cremation burial, recorded in 1959.

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Grid reference TL 98552 24896 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Urn containing burnt bones; found some distance south of Errington Lodge. It was shattered by the excavator and not properly gathered up, for there are fragments of another vessel with new breaks. Deposited by the Air Ministry.<1>
COLEM 1959.79.<2>

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  • <1> Unpublished document: Hull, M. Rex. Unknown. Inventory of Grave Groups. No 625.
  • <2> LIST: Colchester Museums. 1941-1961. Colchester Museum Accession Register 1941-1961. COLEM1959.79.

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Dec 12 2016 11:25AM

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