Monument record 1972/0/8 - Heronbridge Roman site

Archaeological investigations for the Heronbridge research Project by Chester Archaeological Society in 2002. In area of Heronbridge Roman settlement lying between Eaton Road and the River Dee.

Trench II was positioned to test for the presence of any features closing off the side of the earthwork along the river. In field where Roman settlement is overlain by a curvilinear earthwork of later date. Aligned at right angles to the 18th century(?) trackway which crosses the field.

Sequence of deposits identical to Trench I (1972/0/7). No features were identified in the layers of trench or the natural surface.(1)

<1> Chester Archaeological Society, 2002, The Heronbridge Research Project, First Interim Report on Archaeological Investigations at Heronbridge, Chester, Cheshire: Excavation and Survey 2002 (Client Report). SCH6252.