Find Spot record MCC7477 - Chitts Hill
Summary
Some years prior to Crummy's excavation in 1973 `Bronze Age and Iron Age pottery were found at the old quarries south of the cemetery'.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 9577 2623 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | WEST BERGHOLT, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Some years prior to Crummy's excavation in 1973 `Bronze Age and Iron Age pottery were found at the old quarries south of the cemetery'. The approximate find spot is shown in Fig 1 in this source. <1> European Bell-Beaker fragments in Colchester Mus. <2> <3> <4> <5>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SEX33900 Article in serial: Crummy, Philip. 1977. A Bronze Age Cemetery at Chitts Hill, Colchester. Essex Archaeology and History Vol. 9, 1977, 1-16. copy in SMR.
- <2> SEX33914 DESC TEXT: Petchey, M. unknown. A prehistoric enclosure at Chitts Hill, Colchester. copy in SMR.
- <3> SEX4 DESC TEXT: unknown. 1960 0nwards. SMR form unknown.
- <4> SEX32861 Map: unknown. unknown. Annotated 6"?.
- <5> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. unknown. OS cards. TL92NE41, 1976.
- <6> SEX33916 DESC TEXT: Clarke, DL. 1970. Beaker pottery of Great Britain. p481,530.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Nov 3 2015 11:41AM