Monument record 8655 - Roman wall at St Martin's Lodge

<1> Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2013, St Martin's Lodge, Chester, Cheshire Archaeological Excavation and Watching Brief, R3503 (Client Report). SCH7203.

Evidence of a sandstone wall was encountered during archaeological investigations at St Martin's Lodge in 2013. Located in the canabae legionis, this area is currently poorly understood with limited archaeological remains discovered from a small number of sites. The evidence here suggests a fairly important structure located between a road to the west (CHER 8652) and a parallel road to the east (CHER 8654).

The evidence comprised a sandstone wall [321] on a northwest to southeast alignment measuring approximately 1.36m in width. Constructed of finely finished ashlar blocks with a rubble and clay core it was suggested by the archaeological excavator that it represented a fairly important structure.