MCC527 - Roman occupation area H1, Sheepen, Colchester - Colchester Heritage Explorer

Element record MCC527 - Roman occupation area H1, Sheepen, Colchester

Summary

Romano-British occupation area, Sheepen, recorded during excavations in the 1930s.

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Grid reference	TL 98747 25832 (point)
Map sheet	TL92NE
Non Parish Area	COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Type and Period (1)

OCCUPATION SITE (Colchester Roman Fortress - 43 AD? to 48 AD?)

Full Description

Occupation area H1 at Sheepen, a loam-floored hut-site with vague remains of a structure in the west corner of area H, some 20ft across.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SCC99 Monograph: Hawkes, C.F.C. and Hull, M.R.. 1947. Camulodunum: First Report on the Excavations at Colchester 1930-1939. p.68.

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Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument: Site of pre-Roman settlement (Sheepen)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Intervention: Excavations at Sheepen, Colchester, 1930 to 1939 (Ref: ECC328) (ECC328)

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Oct 17 2016 10:52AM

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