Monument record 8617 - Roman surface at Commerce House

Geotechnical test pit excavated in an area of uncertain activity within the fortress with only isolated fragments of walls and surfaces recorded.

<1> Earthworks Archaeological Services, 2007, geotechnical test pits and window samples, Northgate Development, Chester, R3432 (Client Report). SCH7039.

Archaeological investigations in the form of a watching brief of several small geotechnical pits to the rear of Commerce House in 2007 identified a layer containing quantities of Roman concrete in trenches 23 and 24 indicating a probable Roman floor. A possible robber trench [context 18] was also identified in trench 24.