Element Group record MCC2815 - Roman pits, adjacent to 2 Alexandra Road, Colchester
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TL 99258 24759 (point) |
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Map sheet | TL92SE |
County | ESSEX |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
In the northern third of the site (T3), there was a covering of 0.8m of post-medieval and modern material lying over Roman deposits which were themselves approximately 1.0m deep. Although the removal of the Roman soil deposit (L5/L8) revealed Roman pits and other cuts, no cut lines were visible. The pottery suggested activity in the 2nd and third centuries. T1 and T2 showed that the southern two-thirds of the site had been disturbed by post-medieval or modern pits to a depth between 1.6m and 2.3m below ground level.<1>
Note there was a large quantity of Roman building debris (brick, roof-tile and tesserae) from this site.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC760 Evaluation Report: Brooks, Howard (CAT). 2002. An archaeological evaluation on land adjacent to 2 Alexandra Road, Colchester, Essex. CAT Report 187.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Dec 19 2016 2:37PM