Element record MCC2574 - Roman ditch, Northern Approach Road Stage 1 (Turner Road to Boxted Road), Colchester

Summary

Roman ditch, recorded by trial trenched evaluation (T15) in 1997.

Location

Grid reference TL 9933 2737 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Trench 15: A Roman ditch (F2) probably dating to the late 1st-early 2nd century AD. Finds from a sample section produced pottery, fragments of roof tile, burnt bones and daub, with small pieces of charcoal.<1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> LIST: Colchester Museums. 1992-. Colchester Museum Accession Register 1992 -. COLEM1997/6.
  • <2> Evaluation Report: Benfield, Stephen (CAT). 1997. An Archaeological Evaluation of the Line of the Colchester Northern Approach Road. Stage 1: Turner Road to Boxted Road. CAT Report 2, Appendix 1.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Record last edited

Jan 25 2017 11:47AM

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