Roman ceramic building material and pottery, on the beach near 'Othona' Roman fort (EHER 46166)
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Summary
Roman building material on the beach near 'Othona' Roman fort. It has been interpreted as evidence of a bathhouse.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TM 03 08 (point) Originally mapped to 4-figure NGR TM 04 08, but location corrected to beach using description. |
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| Civil Parish | BRADWELL-ON-SEA, MALDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Large fragments of Opus Signinum, tegulae, imbrice, flue tile and a quantity of mainly mid 3rd to 4th century colour-coated and grey ware sherds were found in a relatively concentrated area on the beach near Othona. Thought to be evidence of a bath-house. <1>
Note: this record was originally mapped using a 4-figure at NGR TM 04 08, but has been remapped to its present location using information in this description.
Finds
- FLUE TILE / TEGULA / IMBREX / ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FLUE TILE / TEGULA / IMBREX / ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FLUE TILE / TEGULA / IMBREX / ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FLUE TILE / TEGULA / IMBREX / ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SHERD (Roman - 233 AD? to 400 AD?)
Sources
- <1> SEX65866 CORRESPONDENCE: de Bootman, M.. 1998. Email correspondance to Paul Gilman.