Monument record MCC7523 - Lexden Tumulus Iron Age Barrow and associated cemetery area

Summary

The tumulus is suggested to be Bronze Age in origin.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 975 247 (109m by 117m)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The tumulus is suggested to be Bronze Age in origin. <1> <2>
Scheduling of Tumulus revised April 2002. <3>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> DESC TEXT: Crummy, P in Huggins, PJ. 1975. Archaeology in Essex 1973-4. p11.
  • <2> DESC TEXT: Foster, J. 1986. The Lexden tumulus: a reappraisal of an Iron Age burial from Colchester. Brit Ser 156.
  • <3> Scheduling record: English Heritage. 2002. Lexden Tumulus Iron Age Barrow and associated cemetery area. 29464.

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Record last edited

Nov 3 2015 11:41AM

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