Probable Roman cremation burial, somewhere on the border between Bocking and Braintree (EHER 6199)
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Summary
Three or four urns, described as Roman and containing bones, were found in around 1825 'on the borders of Bocking and Braintree'. Together they probably represent a cremation burial.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 76 23 (point) |
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Type and Period
Description
Three or four urns, described as Roman and containing bones, found in around 1825 'on the borders of Bocking and Braintree'. The largest urn contained a small black vessel with no mouth. This was broken by the workmen and found to be empty. All the vessels were broken eventually, the fragments being preserved by Mrs J Tabor. <1> - <4>
Site Assessment: Where are the pot fragments now?
NRHE data transfer: no new information.
Note: The mapped location is a generic 4-figure grid reference.
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX6 Monograph: Powell, W.R.. 1963. Victoria County History, Essex, Vol III: Roman Essex (VCH). Victoria County History. p 55.
- <2> SEX6 Monograph: Powell, W.R.. 1963. Victoria County History, Essex, Vol III: Roman Essex (VCH). Victoria County History. p 37.
- <3> SEX20885 Serial: Gentlemans Magazine. 1834. Gentlemans Magazine, Volume 1. 1. pp.171-174.
- <4> SEX15 DESC TEXT: Priddy, D.A.. unknown. SMR.
Related Events (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL72
- NRHE identifier: 378914
- National Monuments Record: TL 72 SE 23