Monument record MCC675 - Roman Industrial Site, Site J Lion Walk, Colchester

Summary

Roman Industrial site near CAT Building 7, Lion Walk, recorded during the major excavations, 1971-4.

Location

Grid reference TL 99664 25112 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

A metal-working area was excavated under the street adjacent to CAT Building 7. It consisted of several very heavily burnt patches of daub associated with much occupation debris which included fragments of charcoal and 'drips' of copper alloy. Two ovens or furnaces (JF569 & JF611) were also found in this area as well as the bottoms of two stakes or small posts. Quite remarkably, the stumps of these stakes still survived as mineralized wood. They projected upwards by a few centimetres into the gravel of the AD 49-61 period street and thus showed that the structures to which the stakes had belonged had been demolished immediately before the street was laid.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1981. CAR 3: Excavations at Lion Walk, Balkerne Lane and Middleborough, Colchester, Essex. 3. p.36.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Oct 14 2016 2:38PM

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