Monument record 8532 - Roman rock cut pits at Hunter Street

A series of rock cut pits were recorded on the site of a Roman barrack building at Hunter Street during archaeological investigations carried out by Prof Newstead in 1914. Three shallow pits were found cut into the bedrock underneath the level of the barrack block, two of which lay within the structure with a third a little to the south west. The finds recovered from the fill of the pits was exclusively of a first century date and comprised a small amount of Samian pottery as well as a bronze knife handle and two brooch fragments (1)

<1> Anon, 1909, Miscellanea (Article in Journal). SCH5560.

<2> Newstead, Robert (Prof.), 1926, Records of Archaeological Finds at Chester, p61-79 (Article in Journal). SCH5955.

<3> Strickland, T.J., 1983, Chester: Excavations in the Princess Street / Hunter Street Area, 1978-1982. A First Report on Discoveries of the Roman Period (Article in Journal). SCH5815.

<4> Harris, B.E. (ed), 1987, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I, p152 (Book). SCH3556.

<5> Lawson, P H, 1926, Schedule of the Roman Remains of Chester with Maps and Plans, No 9 (Article in Journal). SCH5956.