Element record MCC2479 - Roman ditch, Kirkee McMunn Barracks, Colchester

Summary

Roman ditch F19, 3rd century AD, recorded in 1994.

Location

Grid reference TL 98845 23117 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Full Description

Large east-west ditch, F19, up to 0.5m deep and U-shaped in profile. A small quantity of stratified Roman pottery of 3rd century or later date was recovered from the ditch along with fragments of tile, iron and slag.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Article in serial: Shimmin, D.. 1998. A Late Iron Age and Roman Cccupation site, Kirkee McMunn Barracks, Colchester. Essex Archaeology and History Vol. 29 (Third Series), pp.260-269. p.262.

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Jan 24 2017 2:49PM

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