Find Spot record MCC7519 - Lexden Mount
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 968 248 (88m by 106m) |
---|---|
Map sheet | TL92SE |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Mound excavated in 1920 by the Morant Club. Although a trench was taken to a depth of 17 feet no burials were found, only a few fragments of Roman tiles and pottery includng Samian. Hawkes interpreted the site as an Iron Age barrow robbed probably in the Roman period. <1> Photos of the Mount in the SMR. <2> THe mount stands in parkland approximately a quarter of a mile south of the Roman road. Finds recovered include grey pottery, Roman tile, oyster shell, a few pieces of burnt bone, fragments of Roman pottery and a fragment from a buff mortarium. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
Finds (4)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Nov 3 2015 11:41AM