MCC2129 - Anglo-Saxon Inhumation outside north-east corner of town, Colchester - Colchester Heritage Explorer

Element record MCC2129 - Anglo-Saxon Inhumation outside north-east corner of town, Colchester

Summary

Anglo-Saxon burial outside north-east corner of town, recorded in 1972.

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Grid reference	TM 00091 25600 (point)
Map sheet	TM02NW
Non Parish Area	COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Type and Period (1)

INHUMATION (Early Medieval Colchester I. to Early Medieval Colchester II. - 410 AD? to 917 AD?)

Full Description

Anglo-Saxon Inhumation burial. Fragments of skull and left arm of a person of female about 40 years of age.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SCC45 Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1981. CAR 1: Aspects of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Colchester. 1. p.10.

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Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument EX53: Town Ditch

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related to: Anglo-Saxon finds from outside north-east circuit of town, Colchester (Find Spot) (MCC2130)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Intervention: Anglo-Saxon burial near Town Rampart, north-east corner of Town Wall, Colchester, 1972 (Ref: ECC1186) (ECC1186)

Record last edited

Sep 18 2017 1:28PM

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