Monument record MCC8211 - Roman road, 149 Straight Road, Colchester
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TL 965 242 (point) |
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Map sheet | TL92SE |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
Excavation by owner (Mr White) in rear garden uncovered Roman road with two phases of metalling. The earliest phase was well-preserved, the surface being 0.45m below ground level and its make-up 0.1m thick. Surface of later phase had beeen destroyed but 0.1m of its make-up had survived. Mr White believed there were indications of a ditch aligned east-west along the roads southern edge.<1><2><3>
Note that the grid ref. given in <1> is TL96622425, which lies to the east of Straight Road (and not near no. 149).
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Nov 7 2016 12:43PM