Monument record 8398 - Roman Soil horizon at Chester Cathedral

Recent archaeological investigations to the south of Chester Cathedral recorded a soil deposit containing Roman material underlying the Roman structural evidence from trench 2a (CHER 8278). The base of the trench was recorded at a depth of 2m below ground level immediately overlying which was a layer of degraded sandstone. Directly above this was the first evidence of activity in the Roman period with a buried subsoil and soil layer containing Roman pottery. (1)

<1> Oxford Archaeology North, 2011, Chester Cathedral Quarter, Chester. Revised Evaluation Report (Client Report). SCH6658.

<2> Oxford Archaeology North, 2010, The archaeological investigation of the south side of Chester Cathedral (Unpublished Report). SCH6536.

<3> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER (Oral Communication). SCH2330.