Roman pit and finds, Stagden Cross (EHER 1020)

Evidence of Roman occupation was confirmed by D. Bircher (local archaeologist) who stated that the material and coins were recovered from house gardens centred TL 6343 1488. The coin of Carausius was found in 1951 and a Roman rubbish pit excavated in 1953.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import. Bronze coin of Carausius found in garden at Stagden Cross Villas, west of the cross-roads. A search in and beyond gardens at cross-roads here; three yielded pottery, bones, glass, roof tile fragments, three iron knives, a latch raiser, a bronze brooch (Nauheim type), part of a bronze bracelet, an `antoninianus' of Postumus, a `follis' of Constantius I. The finds are in Colchester Museum. No masonry was observed. <1> <2> According to SMR finds included scatter of coarse wares, glass jar handle, four Constantinian coins. In Chelmsford Museum. "Apart from 14 finds recovered from house gardens centred TL 63431488, a Roman rubbish pit at TL 63391489 was excavated in 1953". <3> <4> <5> Coin found in neighbourhood. <3> <6> Chance finds in 1980s included Samian, amphora?, Nene Valley, Hadham, Oxford, mortaria, black-burnished, Rettendon-type, shell-tempered (late Roman), grog-tempered and other sherds. Early Roman sherds included sherds in `Romanising' fabrics. <7> Site Assessment = Accession numbers for Chelmsford Museum items. Field visit, 1976 Evidence of Roman occupation was confirmed by D. Bircher (local archaeologist) who stated that the material and coins were recovered from house gardens centred TL 6343 1488. The coin of Carausius was found in 1951 and a Roman rubbish pit excavated in 1953 at TL 63391489. No further significant finds have been made. <8> <9>