Monument record MCC8448 - Roman stone coffin, Burlington Road, Colchester

Summary

Stone coffin listed by Hull as part of the West Cemetery of Roman Colchester.

Location

Grid reference TL 9920 2480 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Stone coffin listed by Hull as part of the West Cemetery of Roman Colchester but location as shown on Hull's map is somewhat E of the main cemetery and close to burials listed as part of the Abbeyfield Cemetery. Stone coffin found in Burlington Road, made from the corm=nice of a public building.<1> <2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> DESC TEXT: Hull, MR. 1958. Roman Colchester. p.254.
  • <2> DESC TEXT: Trans Essex Archaeological Soc. unknown. Trans Essex Archaeol Soc. OS, Vol 5, p.323.

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Feb 3 2017 7:51AM

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