Monument record MCC8558 - Colchester - Cowdray Crescent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TL 9989 2524 (point) |
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Map sheet | TL92NE |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
4 service trenches dug across the SE part of the Crescent. A right-angled corner of a Roman wall was found in trench 3 - tile on top with ?septaria below. Roman road gravel belonging to the N-S street exposed in Trench 2. Trench 3 was in 2 parts, the N one cut the Roman wall; elsewhere was a damaged Roman floor of opus signinum over a ?makeup of sandy clay. Significant were various finds of marble in TRenches 3 and 4 which add to the already substantial collection from the temple precinct. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SEX36612 DESC TEXT: Crummy, P. 1992. Colchester Archaeological Report 6. Excavations at Culver Street, Gilberd School and other sites in Colchester. pg 940.
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Record last edited
Nov 3 2015 11:41AM