Element record MCC2378 - Roman wall, Castle Park, Colchester
Summary
Roman north-south wall discovered in Castle Park, 1927/8.
Location
| Grid reference | TM 00011 25523 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM02NW |
| County | ESSEX |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
A north-south Roman wall discovered during excavations in Castle Park in 1927/8 (ECC793). The wall ran alongside an adjacent Roman drain (MCC1515). It was in a very bad state of preservation and was 'continued as a very ruinous rubble core, 3ft. thick, for 33ft. to the south'.<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M.R.. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. p.90 (150).
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Record last edited
Oct 21 2016 10:39AM