Monument record 8380 - Roman Cultivation Layer, Greenbank, Eaton Road

During an archaeological evaluation at the Greenbank site, Eaton Road in 2005 (ECH4338), a distinct cultivation soil containing Roman period finds was identified in Trenches 3, 4, 5 and possibly at the base of Trench 7 (1). Although the recovered pottery was not dated to any particular century, all finds recovered from this layer were Roman; the lack of later domestic ceramics or bone, typical of medieval and later plough soils was noted.

The excavators suggested that the cultivation soil may relate to the settlement at Heronbridge, a few hundred meters south of this location (1). Later archaeological monitoring at the same site (ECH4654) may have also revealed this layer at the bottom of Trench 2, but it was left unexcavated. From the latter excavation, one piece of Roman pottery was recovered (2).

<1> L - P Archaeology, 2005, Archaeological evaluation report of land at Greenbank, Eaton Road, Chester., R2744 (Client Report). SCH4862.