Element Group record MCC3133 - Group of Roman features at St Helena School, Colchester
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TL 9893 2576 (point) |
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Map sheet | TL92NE |
County | ESSEX |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (8)
- PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PIT (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)
- DITCH (Post Medieval Colchester 1 to Post Medieval Colchester 2 - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIT (Undated)
- DITCH (Undated)
- OCCUPATION LAYER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- WALL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TEMPLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full Description
A total of 18 features were recorded, concentrated in (but not exclusively) in Trenches 1 and 2, the two westernmost trenches that lie within the temple precinct: 10 Roman (seven pits, a partially robbed wall foundation, one ditch and one metalled surface); one mid/late Bronze Age pit; one post-Medieval ditch; six undated features (four pits and two ditches); and one natural feature. The wall foundation, aligned N to S and defined at the east end of T1, appears to have been part of the precinct (temenos) wall for the late 1st century Roman temple (Temple 2) known to have been located on the site. <1>
A large quantity of Roman finds were also recorded including two coins which belong to the post conquest pre-Boudican occupation of Sheepen, a brooch fragment and briquetage which may also date to before AD 60/1, and a number of potsherds dating primarily from the 1st to the early 2nd century. The majority of the features and finds recorded on the site were 1st to early 2nd century in date, including two coins which belong to the post-conquest pre-Boudican occupation of Sheepen.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC1104 Evaluation Report: Pooley, Laura (CAT). 2007. An archaeological evaluation at St Helena School, February 2007. CAT report 414.
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Aug 11 2015 11:08AM