Monument record MCC7933 - St John's Abbey
Summary
Part of the monastic cemetery was excavated where it overlay a Saxon church..
Location
| Grid reference | TL 998 248 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
Part of the monastic cemetery was excavated where it overlay a Saxon church. Part of the boundary wall of the Abbey was found to be Norman, probably refaced in the C16. <1> <2> <3> Archaeology and documentary sources agree in that this part of the Abbey grounds was the site of large scale dumping of soil in the C12. This was probably done to create a terrace for the new monastic buildings. <4>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SEX35874 DESC TEXT: Crummy, P in Huggins, PJ. 1974. Archaeology in Essex, 1972-3. No 48, p5.
- <2> SEX4 DESC TEXT: unknown. 1960 0nwards. SMR form unknown.
- <3> SEX10 Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Col Mus.
- <4> SEX35687 EXCAV REPORT: Crummy, P. 1981. Colchester Archaeological report 1. Aspects of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Colchester. No 39 (CAT Rep 1), pp40-46.
- < 4> SEX36612 DESC TEXT: Crummy, P. 1992. Colchester Archaeological Report 6. Excavations at Culver Street, Gilberd School and other sites in Colchester.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Nov 3 2015 11:41AM