Roman red hills, East Tilbury (EHER 1745)
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Summary
Three Red hills were found along with Roman pottery.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 675 768 (265m by 201m) |
|---|---|
| Unitary Authority | THURROCK, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Red hills. <1> <2> <3>
"Marsh level at Bucklands, East Tilbury 1968". "Roman Red Hills with occup. sherds". <4> <5>
<4> In Thurrock Museum. <6>
Mentioned <7>
Information from NRHE
Red Hills at Bowaters Farm, East Tilbury. <3>
Three Red Hills, not individually defined. Roman pottery recovered. <8>
Additional reference. <9>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TQ67NE34, 1977.
- <3> SEX6291 DESC TEXT: Bingley, R.. unknown. Supplement to Archaeology of Thurrock. RB and Saxon 1973-1974. No 17, p4.
- <4> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown. Artefact Sheet.
- <5> SEX6057 LIST: Thurrock Museum. unknown. Thurrock Museum Register.
- <6> SEX5914 Artifact: Thurrock Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Thurrock Museum. Acc Nos 1308, 1309, 1310.
- <7> SEX70042 Report: Smith, J.. 2007. East Tilbury, Essex - Historic Area Appraisal. mentioned in appraisal.
- <8> SEX36307 DESC TEXT: Rodwell, W.J.. 1979. Iron Age and Roman Salt-winning on the Essex Coast.
- <9> SEX36309 Bibliographic reference: Fawn, A.J., Evan, K.A., McMaster, I. and Davis, G.M.R.. 1990. The Red Hills of Essex: Salt Making in Antiquity. p. 65.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ67-043
- NRHE identifier: 413494
- National Monuments Record: TQ 67 NE 34