Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 76: summary

A report on an archaeological evaluation at the church of St Peter ad Vincula, Coggeshall, Essex: March-April 2000
by Brooks, H (with contributions from Benfield, S)

Date report completed: 07/06/2000
Location: Coggeshall, Essex
Map reference(s): TL8533323032
File size: 6330 kb
Project type: Evaluation
Significance of the results: *
Keywords: Church, Roman pottery, ceramic building materials, post-medieval, Roman tile, opus signinum, tesserae, human bone

Summary. It is proposed to build an extension on the north face of St Peter's church, outside the north door. A 10m-long evaluation trench was excavated north-south through the middle of the proposed site. Grave cuts were located at between 700mm and 400mm below present churchyard level. These were sealed by a blanket of disturbed soil. The foundations of the north aisle wall were found to be modern masonry over a concrete foundation. There was a considerable amount of residual Roman material from the evaluation.