Monument record 719/0/14 - Condate - Roman hearth and pottery, 2 Queensgate

<1> Various, Written Communication to the HER, AS Tindall, 29/08/1991 (Written Communication). SCH3756.

Excavation of foundations for a house adjacent to 2 Queensgate in August 1991 revealed Roman pottery, cobbles and traces of a hearth. Watching brief by A S Tindall. Foundation trenches covered an area c.5x5m to the south of present house and were 750-800mm deep. Pottery apparently came from a mixed layer of sand and clay with charcoal flecks, at a depth of c.550-600mm below modern ground level. It included several sherds of sandy coarseware, mortarium and a piece of figured samian, probably of early 2nd C date. Large quantities of river-worn cobbles were recovered from this level and a small hearth or furnace was visible near the southern end of the west trench. Site lies outside the western defences of the fort and may represent traces of a civilian vicus alongside Chester Road.

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