Element record MCC2896 - Roman oven CF79, north of Gosbecks, Colchester

Summary

One of three Roman ovens (with MCC2895 and MCC2897) recorded during Site C excavations in advance of the construction of Cunobelin Way (and the housing estate to the north), north of Gosbecks Archaeological Park, in 1995-6.

Location

Grid reference TL 96928 22926 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
County ESSEX
Civil Parish STANWAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Three oven structures (CF78, CF79 and CF108) were excavated on Site C, two of which were cut (CF78 and CF79) by the large boundary ditch (MCC2893). The three ovens are likely to be contemporary to one another and are probably of Roman date. All three ovens are of a different type, or construction, although both CF79 and CF108 had a small pit-like bowl or furnace chamber at one end. There were few finds from these features, apart from carbonised material which produced some fragments of hazelnut shells and grasses which may be residue from fuel.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> EXCAV REPORT: Benfield, Stephen (CAT). 2008. Excavations of Late Iron Age and Roman features and a Roman road north of Gosbecks Archaeological Park, Colchester, Essex 1995-1996. CAT Report 127, pp.5-6 & Fig. 10.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Dec 20 2016 9:12AM

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