Element record MCC2169 - Roman ditch, Colchester Royal Grammar School, Colchester

Summary

Roman ditch, Grammar School Grammar School, Colchester, recorded in the 1930s.

Location

Grid reference TL 98790 24885 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Full Description

The Headmaster of the Colchester Royal Grammar School excavated a north-south trench in his lawn and found a steeply sided ditch crossing it very obliquely. It contained numerous finds of pottery, tile and bone.<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.7.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Oct 26 2016 12:52PM

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