Monument record MCC925 - Roman building (CAT Building 125), Insula 35 at Culver Street, Colchester
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TL 99523 25043 (point) |
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Map sheet | TL92NE |
1848 Parish | THE HOLY TRINITY |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
During excavations at Culver Street between 1981-2 and 1984-5 (ECC337), the western part of a small stone-built building was excavated. It was a small buttressed stone structure which had stood in the middle of a cultivated area (MCC855) on the east side of the former via principalis (MCC760) within Insula 35.
Internally the building measured approximately 5.5 x 7.0m. All that survived were the un-robbed foundations which were about 1.0m deep and constructed o stone and mortar. The north and south walls each contained three buttresses, whilst the west wall incorporated two. 'Its plan and context indicate that it was almost certainly a tower-granary.
Following the buildings demolition its site appears to have been cultivated and used for a corn-drying oven (MCC926).<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC101 Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1992. CAR 6: Excavations at Culver Street, the Gilberd School, and other sites in Colchester 1971-85. 6. p.108.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Oct 27 2016 10:12AM