Four Late Iron Age - Roman cremation burials, Mill Cottages, Mill Hill (EHER 6416)

Three Late Iron Age (Belgic) cremation urns were discovered in 1903 whilst digging the foundations of Mill Cottages and are in the Colchester Museum. A pedestal base from a 4th, Roman, pot was apparently also found, but not kept.

"On 4 September 1903, three Belgic cremation urns were discovered by Silas Parmenter in digging the foundations of Mill Cottages, Mill Hill. The vessels are now in Colchester Museum". A pedestal base from a 4th pot was apparently also found, but not kept. <1> - <6> NRHE data transfer: Iron Age Cremation found 1903 (NAT). <7> A cremation burial group of Iron Age C was found at a depth of two feet in excavating to build cottages at Braintree Sept 4th 1903. The site is midway between Chapel Hill and Rose Hill, on the north side of the supposed pile-dwelling (EHER X) and opposite the north side of Courtalds Silk Mill (EHER 15833). The vessels, now in Colchester Museum (No's 759-61), consist of three cordoned pots; one with lid contained a cremation. Abundant Roman pottery and animal bones were also found. February 1950. Field survey. The site was located from the description by the OS field investigator, to TL 7656 2266. <3> - <6> <8> <9> There was at least one Roman cremation burial in addition to the three Belgic burials. <1> Additional bibliography. <10> <11> Note: This record was formerly mapped to TL 7650 2259 but has been remapped to the current location using the NRHE record, which maps the monument to the cottages on Mill Hill. This is thought to be a more accurate location, though see notes above on how the location was derived.