Monument record MCC7087 - Section across Roman road at Rayner's Farm, Colchester
Summary
Section across Roman Colchester to Maldon road (MCC2529) at Rayner's Farm, excavated by Hull in 1936.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 9773 2337 (66m by 76m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Section across Roman (Colchester to Maldon) road at Rayner's Farm excavated by Hull in 1936.<1><2><3>
Hull states, 'The width of the road indicated is rather over 30 ft. [c.9.15m] in our diagram, but the uncertainty in which we are left by the features which resemble five ditches, and the difficulty in deciding which gravel is undisturbed and which may have been road-metal, makes definite conclusions impossible. One thing is certain, the 'tramline' exists in the ground and it is Roman. It was certainly a road.<2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: unknown. 1960 0nwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M.R.. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. p.10 & Fig. 2 no. 1.
- <3> SEX36236 DESC TEXT: unknown. unknown. Catalogue of Excavations and Observations. no.16.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (6)
- Part of: Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site - cemetery (Monument) (MCC7042)
- Part of: Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site (Monument) (MCC7471)
- Part of: Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site (Monument) (MCC7473)
- Part of: Roman fort, Gosbecks, Stanway (Monument) (MCC7472)
- Part of: Romano-British theatre, Gosbecks Farm, Colchester (Monument) (MCC7474)
- Related to: Roman Road from Gosbecks to Colchester (Monument) (MCC2529)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Nov 14 2016 8:27AM