Monument record MCC7473 - Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site
Summary
Excavation of the theatre uncovered four pits below the earliest phase, all of which had become completely silted up and sealed by a thick turf line before the erection of the earliest Roman building on the site.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 968 222 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | STANWAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Excavation of the theatre in 1967 uncovered four pits below the earliest phase, all of which had become completely silted up and sealed by a thick turf line before the erection of the earliest Roman building on the site. Pottery - approximately a dozen body sherds of coarse hand made pot - and pits predated the Roman theatre by many years.<1><2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SEX58922 DESC TEXT: Cott, Peter J. 1997. Magnetometry Survey report: Gosbecks Romano-Celtic Temple.
- <1> SEX33826 Article in serial: Dunnett, Rosalind. 1971. The excavation of the Roman theatre at Gosbecks. Britannia, Vol. 2 (1971), pp. 27-47. Vol 2, pp.27-47.
- <2> SEX58921 DESC TEXT: Cott, Peter J. 1996. ESMR Summary Sheet.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
Related Monuments/Buildings (10)
- Parent of: Gosbecks Farm (Monument) (MCC7046)
- Parent of: Gosbecks Farm, Colchester (Monument) (MCC7045)
- Parent of: Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site - cemetery (Monument) (MCC7042)
- Parent of: Late Iron Age trapezoidal enclosure, Gosbecks, Stanway (Monument) (MCC7044)
- Parent of: Romano-British theatre, Gosbecks Farm, Colchester (Monument) (MCC7474)
- Parent of: Section across Roman road at Rayner's Farm, Colchester (Monument) (MCC7087)
- Parent of: Section across Roman road, Gosbecks Farm, Colchester (Monument) (MCC8094)
- Parent of: Temenos enclosing Gosbecks Romano-Celtic temple complex, Colchester (Monument) (MCC7043)
- Part of: Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site (Monument) (MCC7471)
- Part of: Roman fort, Gosbecks, Stanway (Monument) (MCC7472)
Related Events/Activities (4)
Record last edited
Nov 11 2016 12:17PM