Grass-tempered rim sherd, found during the excavation of the castle bank in 1950. The profile, with its slightly everted rim and unpronounced shoulder, is reminiscent of some of the earliest sandy wares from Colchester before the widespread use of the beaded lip. The sherd was found with Thetford-type ware under the castle rampart. The base of a flat-bottomed, grass-tempered pot was also found during the 1950 excavation but in the rampart itself. Both grass- tempered sherds derive from nearby occupation which predated the construction of the castle bank. <1>