Monument record MCC8588 - Colchester - Church Walk - St Mary's Cottage

Summary

Construction of houses in the garden of St Mary's Cottage.

Location

Grid reference TL 9927 2602 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (7)

Full Description

Construction of houses in the garden of St Mary's Cottage. THe W half of the site was occupied mainly by topsoil and redeposited Roman material. Some foundations (robbed out), tessellated pavement, mortar pavement and Roman tile drains pointed to a Roman house. The fill of the drain was demolition debris containing some Hadrianic and Antonine pottery. A well preserved military plinth lay on the E side of the site. The walls had burnt floors to either side sealed by Boudiccan debris indicating it had probably been the spine wall of a barrack that had been reused in the colony. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> DESC TEXT: Crummy, P. 1992. Colchester Archaeological Report 6. Excavations at Culver Street, Gilberd School and other sites in Colchester. pg 980.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Nov 3 2015 11:41AM

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