Monument record MCC1783 - Romano-Celtic temple on the south bank of the River Colne near Sheepen, Colchester
Summary
Romano-Celtic Temple discovered on the south bank of the River Colne during excavations in 1959.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 98926 26058 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| County | ESSEX |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
A Romano-Celtic temple situated on the south bank of the River Colne near Sheepen.
The cella was excavated in 1959 <1>. This is Philip Crummy's Temple 5. Compared to Temple 4 (MCC1775 and MCC1777) with which it shared a temenos (MCC1781), the building was stratigraphically later and a coin in the make-up of its floors indicates that it was built after AD 183. The cella wall was timber-framed, strengthened externally at two corners by angle-irons. An absence of 4th century coins on the site 'tends to point to the destruction of the temple c.300'.<2>
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Record last edited
Dec 12 2016 8:49AM