Roman pits & ditches, Alcester.

Description of this historic site

Pits and ditches of Roman date were found during an excavation. Roman pottery was also found on the site, which was located in Seggs Lane, Alcester.

Notes about this historic site

1 Trench cut at right angles to Seggs Lane on the S side showed no sign of a previous road.
2 This trench produced rubbish pits.
3 A trench excavated revealed a ditch 40cm deep and 1m wide. Pottery recovered from a later fill dates it to c.2nd (-4th) century and suggests that it is the recut of an earlier ditch on the same alignment with its south edge lying to the south. The ditches probably existed as boundary features of Roman date associated with a back garden or yard. A post hole was found in the NW of the trench.

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