Monument record MCC2126 - Road, north of Lexden Tumulus, Colchester

Summary

Roman east-west road, north of Lexden Tumulus and south of main London to Colchester Road, recorded in 1923.

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Grid reference TL 97564 24787 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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An East-West Roman Road, north of Lexden Tumulus. Poorly understood.

A sewer trench cut along Fitzwalter Road, north of the tumulus, revealed a Roman road crossing the present road obliquely.<1><2>

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  • <1> DIARY: Laver, P. G.. 1916-1940. P.G. Laver's Diary. 9/12/1923.
  • <2> Monograph: Hull, M.R.. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. p.13.

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Jan 24 2017 11:55AM

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