Roman buildings and metalled road, Brands (EHER 6291)
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Summary
Trial trenching recorded footings of a substantial Roman masonry building and a timber-framed building with two clay floors; large quantities of slag which where interpreted as evidence of a blacksmith's shop; and a heavily metalled road.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 7551 2302 (40m by 16m) (2 map features) |
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Type and Period
Description
1984. Trial trenching.
Trial trenching was carried out in two areas. The larger area recorded footings of a substantial Roman masonry building and a timber-framed building, represented by two clay floors. The latter contained large quantities of iron slag and may have been a blacksmith's shop...The smaller trench, 20m x 20m, revealed a heavily metalled road, with a shallow roadside ditch, containing Roman pottery. <1> - <4>
See also <5> <6> <7>.
Site Assessment: Accession numbers for finds in Town Hall Centre?
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX836 Article in serial: Priddy, D.A. (ed.). 1984-5. Excavations in Essex, 1983-4. Essex Archaeology and History. 16. 122-139. Hope, J., p.125.
- <2> SEX3240 DESC TEXT: Priddy, D.A.. 1985. SMR.
- <3> SEX21161 Graphic material: BVAS. 1984. Brain Valley Archaeol Soc.
- <4> SEX21162 Artifact: Brain Valley Archaeology Society. 1984. Brain Valley Archaeol Soc.
- <5> SEX70908 Aerial Photograph: Tyler, S.. 2000. Red Hills Peldon.
- <6> SEX66820 Interim Report: Medlycott, M.. 2007. Braintree Roman Town, Essex: The MSC and BVAS Excavations: Interim Report. pp.9-12.
- <7> SEX76229 Article in serial: Havis, R.. 1993. Roman Braintree: excavations 1984-90. Essex Archaeology and History. 24. 22-68.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL72-036