Find Spot record MCC2775 - Human remains, Castle Park, Colchester
Summary
Fragmentary remains of human bone uncovered during routine and shallow gardening in 2005.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 99974 25279 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| County | ESSEX |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
Fragmentary remains of human bone uncovered during routine gardening activities in Castle Park. Found 23.11.2005 at approximately one spade depth.
A small group of human remains, comprising two conjoining fragments of a skull and a further fragment of skull and a long bone fragment being the proximal end of a right tibia. (Other bones may have been found at the same time but were not kept).
Deposition: Tomb in All Saints Churchyard, Colchester.<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC800 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Castle Park Gardeners. 2006. Notes recorded by gardeners in Castle Park.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Dec 19 2016 11:32AM