Monument record MCC8596 - Blackwater Site 15, Salcott Channel, Little Wigborough (foreshore of)
Summary
Scatter of Roman pottery on buried land surface on head c.20cm below surface of salt marsh.
Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 9772 1399 (95m by 113m) |
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Map sheet | TL91SE |
Civil Parish | GREAT AND LITTLE WIGBOROUGH, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Scatter of Roman pottery on buried land surface on head c.20cm below surface of salt marsh. This appears to have been a dry land habitation site. It is now some 20cm below mean high water mark but in Roman times it was presumably above the high water mark. Finds compried one bag of Roman pottery.<1><2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SEX7589 EXCAV REPORT: Wilkinson, TJ and Murphy, Peter. 1985. The Hullbridge Basin Survey - Interim Report. Interim report number 6 p10.
- <2> SEX7590 Monograph: Wilkinson, T.J. and Murphy, P.L.. 1995. The archaeology of the Essex Coast, Volume 1 : The Hullbridge Survey project. EAA 71. EAA Report no..
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 4 2017 4:33PM