MCC2586 - Late Iron Age ditch E5, Sheepen - Colchester Heritage Explorer

Element record MCC2586 - Late Iron Age ditch E5, Sheepen

Summary

Late Iron Age Ditch E5, Sheepen, recorded during excavations in the 1930s.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TL 9852 2579 (1m by 0m)
Map sheet	TL92NE
Non Parish Area	COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Type and Period (1)

DITCH (Late Iron Age to Colchester Roman Fortress - 10 AD? to 43 AD?)

Full Description

Ditch E5 affluent draining site E1, Region 2, Period 1 Sheepen.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SCC99 Monograph: Hawkes, C.F.C. and Hull, M.R.. 1947. Camulodunum: First Report on the Excavations at Colchester 1930-1939. p.75.

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None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related to: Late Iron Age defended settlement or oppidum at Sheepen, Colchester (Monument) (MCC2597)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Intervention: Excavations at Sheepen, Colchester, 1930 to 1939 (Ref: ECC328) (ECC328)

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Jan 26 2017 8:39AM

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