Monument record 1972/0/11 - Heronbridge

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

Trench V was placed across the post roman rampart in the section where it has a pronounced dip It was thought that this might be the site of an entrance. The excavation revealed this area to have been distrurbed by a complex of 17th century excavations and constructions most probably belonging to to the extensive siegeworks built around Chester during the Civil war. These works had destroyed the post roman rampart. The core of the rampart contained rubble from roman buildings. The underlying deposits show signs of industrial activity or fire.

<1> Chester Archaeological Society, 2003, Second Interim Report on Archaeological Investigations at Heronbridge, Chester, Cheshire: Excavation and Survey 2003, R3116, p.27 (Report). SCH4547.