Probable section of 4th century town wall at Flint Cottage, Carmen Street (GC6), Great Chesterford (EHER 13905)

A watching brief in 1990 recorded a pebbly mortared layer underneath the present flint wall. It was interpreted as the edge of the town wall, also seen in EHER 13907.

1990. Watching brief. A pebbly mortared layer underlies the present flint wall at the back of Flint Cottage. It was located in two trenches dug by Great Chesterford Archaeological group against the rear (west) wall of a new property formed out of the northern half of the garden of Flint Cottage, which is close to the supposed line of Roman town defences (see EHER 4915). This layer is certainly Roman, finds include second to third century pottery and a fourth century coin, and might be the eastern edge of the Roman town wall or an associated construction layer or surface. <1> See also <2>.