Monument record MCC7499 - Sheepen

Summary

Iron Age rubbish pit - salt working site.

Location

Grid reference TL 9850 2578 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Full Description

Iron Age rubbish pit - salt working site. A roughly circular hollow 18 feet in diameter and 1 foot deep containing native pottery, an iron firedog head, two horse-shoes and a quantity of briquetage of salt making type suggesting that the Colne was tidal at this point. It is dated AD10-43. <1> Other refs given in source 1. <2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. unknown. OS cards. TL92NE20, 1976.
  • <2> DESC TEXT: Hawkes, CFC and Hull, MR. 1947. Camulodunum. p73, 346-7.

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Record last edited

Nov 3 2015 11:41AM

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