Element record MCC2051 - Roman ditch, Royal Grammar School Playing Fields, Colchester

Summary

Roman ditch discovered during excavations on the Royal Grammar School Playing Fields, Colchester.

Location

Grid reference TL 98263 24486 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
County ESSEX
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

During excavations on the Royal Grammar School Playing Fields (ECC946), a ditch was discovered which Hall thought might possibly be a 'minor rampart almost on the line of the one remaining at the south end of Bluebottle Grove'.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Hull, M.R.. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. p.4.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Nov 1 2016 8:02AM

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