Roman red hill/saltern and cremation, south Blackmore Avenue (EHER 7105)

A Red Hill, bisected by Blackmore Avenue and close to the junction with Leigh Road, was excavated in 1937 by E. Linder.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: 1937. Excavation. A Red Hill, bisected by Blackmore Avenue and close to the junction with Leigh Road, was excavated in 1937 by E. Linder. Linder examined the site and found Roman pottery sherds, briquetage and burnt earth. Finds in Southend Museum. This is the southernmost of two red hills on Blackmore Avenue. <1> - <4> A cremation burial, formerly said to be from Furtherwick Road (TQ 88 SW4), has been found on the southern slope of the northern Red Hill in Blackmore Avenue. A flagon was found in 1934, and in 1949 a cinerary urn, flagon, and a small pot of Rhenish ware (SM 658 569). Further finds including a Samian platter were made in 1956 (see EHER 7104). Two bronze coins of Antoninus Pius, found on the southern Red Hill, TQ 798 825, were not acquired by Southend Museum. <1> Note: NGR has been confused, but is correct as TQ 798 825. <1> <4> April 1953. Field survey. A large mound 55m east-west, 45m north-south, and 1.7m in height surmounted by a bungalow. Scatter of coarse pottery on south-east perimeter of mound. <5> February 1966. Field visit. Vestigial remains only, being bisected north-south by Blackmore Avenue and surmounted by several buildings. <6> <7>