| Name: | Lexden Tumulus |
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| SMR Number: | 11712 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TL 975 249 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL92SE |
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| Parish: | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Summary
To the north of the tumulus around St Clare Road and St Clare Drive an extensive cemetery is attested by at least 14 contemporary flat cremation graves.
Full description
To the north of the tumulus around St Clare Road and St Clare Drive an extensive cemetery is attested by at least 14 contemporary flat cremation graves. <1> The evidence suggests that the Lexden tumulus is surrounded by an extensive urnfield. <2>
<1> Hawkes, CFC and Hull, MR, 1947, Camulodunum, p13, copy in SMR (DESC TEXT). SEX33956.
<2> Department of the Environment, 1986, DOE Scheduled Ancient Monuments Parts 5-8 (Scheduling record). SEX1902.
Monument Types
- CEMETERY (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- CREMATION (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
Associated Finds
- CREMATION (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Colchester - Lexden Village
Sources and further reading
| <1> | DESC TEXT: Hawkes, CFC and Hull, MR. 1947. Camulodunum. p13, copy in SMR. |
| <2> | Scheduling record: Department of the Environment. 1986. DOE Scheduled Ancient Monuments Parts 5-8. |
Related records
| 11713 | Parent of: Lexden - Roman cemetery (Monument) |
| 11714 | Parent of: Lexden Cemetery (Monument) |
| 11711 | Part of: Lexden Tumulus Iron Age Barrow and associated cemetery area (Monument) |
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