Monument record MCC5245 - Roman occupation adjacent to Great Horkesley Reservoir (Cressing-Great Horkesley Water Trunk Main)
Summary
A group of post-holes, probably Roman, investigated during the installation of a water pipeline.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 9683 3109 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL93SE |
| County | ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | GREAT HORKESLEY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Great Horkesley, Reservoir (GHOAW98)
This site was located 2.5km north-west of Great Horkesley, south of Tog Lane and c.200m south-west of the reservoir. A group of post-holes were probably Roman, as 28 sherds of early Roman pottery were recovered from topsoil in the same area.<1><2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SEX65193 DESC TEXT: Allen, P. 2003. Cressing-Great Horkesley Fresh Water Trunk Main (EHCR summary).
- <1> SEX62906 DESC TEXT: Allen, P. 2001. Cressing-Great Horkesley Fresh Water Trunk Main-EHCR Summary.
- <2> SCC72916 Article in serial: Allen, Patrick & Gibson, Stuart. 2015. A Roman crop-processing enclosure at Great Tey, and other sites on the Cressing to Great Horkesley Anglian Water trunk main: rescue excavations 1998. Essex Transactions of Archaeology and History forthcoming.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Feb 6 2017 8:16AM