Roman coffin or watermill trough, Icknield House (EHER 49175)

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Summary

Roman coffin found in grounds of Icknield House. Believed not to be in original location.

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Grid reference	TL 5047 4283 (point)
Civil Parish	GREAT CHESTERFORD, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Description

Roman Coffin found in grounds of Icknield House. Believed not to be in original location. <1> <2> A carved trough was found in 1983 in the garden of Icknield House and inerpreted as a being associated with the probable Roman mill. <3> Note: The artefact is either a coffin or a trough associated with the mill.

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<1> SEX73411 Photograph: Roman Coffin Icknield House.
<2> SEX73409 Photograph: Roman Coffin, Icknield House.
<3> SEX53921 Report: Medlycott, M.. 1999. Great Chesterford: Historic Town Assessment Report. p.14.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related to: Probable site of Roman watermill, outside the Second Walled Enclosure, on the River Cam, Great Chesterford (Monument) (EHER 83332)

Related Events (1)

Non-Archaeological Intervention: Chance find by unknown at Icknield House, Newmarket Road, Great Chesterford, 1983 (EEX64238)

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