Monument record MCC695 - Roman building 25, Site A/R Lion Walk, Colchester
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TL 9975 2511 (point) |
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Map sheet | TL92NE |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Type and Period (8)
- BUILDING (Late Roman Colonia - 276 AD? to 400 AD?)
- WORKSHOP (Late Roman Colonia - 276 AD? to 400 AD?)
- OVEN (Late Roman Colonia - 276 AD? to 400 AD?)
- OVEN (Late Roman Colonia - 276 AD? to 400 AD?)
- HEARTH (Late Roman Colonia - 276 AD? to 400 AD?)
- HEARTH (Late Roman Colonia - 276 AD? to 400 AD?)
- HEARTH (Late Roman Colonia - 276 AD? to 400 AD?)
- HEARTH (Late Roman Colonia - 276 AD? to 400 AD?)
Full Description
Rooms 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 plus passage 2 and 3 and a yard, interpreted as a building. Three structural phases were detected. At first Room 8 had a plain mortar floor whilst that of Room 7 was of sand with occupation containing much charcoal. Later tessellated pavements were laid in several of the rooms and the west wall of Room 8 was rebuilt. In a later phase the west wall of Room 8 was again replaced. Room 7 was a workshop and in keeping with workshops elsewhere was sited on the street frontage. It contained four patches of burnt daub (perhaps the bases of hearths), several patches of charcoal and two small furnaces or ovens. A small quantity of tap slag was found in the floor of Room 7 but not enough to indicate the presence of iron-making.<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC100 Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1981. CAR 3: Excavations at Lion Walk, Balkerne Lane and Middleborough, Colchester, Essex. 3. p.69.
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Record last edited
Oct 14 2016 1:53PM