Element record MCC891 - Roman wall, Castle Park near 'Mithraeum', Colchester

Summary

Roman wall, Castle Park near 'Mithraeum', recorded in 1929.

Location

Grid reference TL 99968 25347 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Following the excavation of the 'Mithraeum' (MCC1518) in 1929 a small amount of levelling was done in the meadow, and the remains of Roman walling were struck just below the surface. A fragment running approximately N-S was nearly 9ft long and 18in wide; three courses of septaria remained. On the east side of this another wall had abutted with a straight joint, but only about 18in of it remained. The thickness and material were the same. These walls stood in gravely soil, perhaps the subsoil.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Hull, M.R.. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 15, No 119b, p.114, p.86.

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Nov 30 2016 2:00PM

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