Element record MCC1823 - Roman cremation burial, 22 St Clare Road, Colchester

Summary

Roman burial, recorded in 1927.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 97412 24853 (1m by 0m)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Large urn of brown black ware containing burnt bones, with other pottery fragments, found in Mr J.P. Smith's garden 22 St Clare Road.<1> COLEM 1927.5400-02.<2>
A pencil note in Hull's Inventory suggests a Hadrianic date.<3>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Hull, M. Rex. Roman Colchester II: Extramural and Walls. II. p.58.
  • <2> Serial: Colchester Museums. 1933. Colchester Museum Reports 1925-1933. 1925-1933. COLEM 1927.5400.02.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Hull, M. Rex. Unknown. Inventory of Grave Groups. No. 214.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Dec 12 2016 10:45AM

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