Monument record 14313 - Excavated Sections of Roman Ditch, Grosvenor Park Lodge

<1> L-P Archaeology, 2017, Archaeological Watching Brief at Grosvenor Park, Chester, R4197 (Client Report). SCH8515.

Archaeological monitoring and excavation works were carried out between February 2013 and July 2014 at the site of Grosvenor park, Chester. These works were undertaken as part of a phase of refurbishment, renovation and extension works, which included the refurbishment of the park pathways, demolition of standing structures, the erection of a new pavilion and extension and refurbishment of the Lodge building. To the south of the Lodge building, a new service trench and man hole revealed a Roman ditch cut into the natural clay running east-west. This ditch had a V-shaped profile. A second similar ditch was exposed in the service trench to the east of the Lodge. The size and profile of the ditches may suggest a military function and there is a theory that they may be associated with the early fortlett which potentially occupied this area.