Element Group record MCC3134 - Group of Roman features at St Helena School, Colchester
Summary
Two Roman features, a pit F1 and a compacted gravel surface F2, were defined in a trial-trench to the east of the precinct or temenos of Colchester Temple II. Only the southern edge of the pit was defined, extending northwards out of the trench. The gravel surface was discontinuous across the base of the trench, and was apparently cut by the pit.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 9895 2574 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
The pottery from the pit is of early Roman date (1st century AD), which implies the gravel surface is also early Roman in date. The gravel surface may have been associated with the adjacent Roman Temple 2, whose eastern temenos wall lies 35m to the west, or (less likely) it may have been the surface of a minor gravel road running along the eastern side of the temple temenos.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC1105 Evaluation Report: Holloway, B. and Brooks, H.. 2010. An archaeological evaluation by trial-trenching at St Helena School, Colchester, Essex. CAT report 544.
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Record last edited
Aug 11 2015 12:10PM