Element record MCC1879 - Roman cremation burial, Colchester Cemetery, Mersea Road, Colchester

Summary

Roman burial at Colchester Cemetery, Mersea Road (Grave Group 575), recorded in 1947.

Location

Grid reference TM 00035 23594 (point)
Map sheet TM02SW
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Full Description

In March-April 1947, twenty yards north (although in Hull's Index of Graves he puts this at 50ft) of the Belgic burials discovered in 1946, Grave Group 575 found.<1><2><3>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Hull, M. Rex. Unknown. Inventory of Grave Groups. No. 575.
  • <2> LIST: Colchester Museums. 1941-1961. Colchester Museum Accession Register 1941-1961. COLEM1947.147.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Hull, M. Rex. Roman Colchester II: Extramural and Walls. II. look in Colchester Cemetery section.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Dec 12 2016 12:55PM

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