Archaeology – Recent Observations

Recent Archaeological Observations at Great Chesterford (Roman), by Howard Brooks and Steven Wallis, from Essex Archaeology and History 22, 1991. A record of excavations and finds from the areas of the Roman town and fort with particular reference to Flint Cottage,...

Geophysical Survey Report

Great Chesterford Roman Fort and Town Geophysical Survey Report produced by Essex County Council Planning, Field Archaeology Group, prepared by Robert Wardill, February 1997. The results of a  geophysical investigation of the Roman settlement. Roads, structures, pits...

Roman Town

Dr William Stukeley, a noted antiquarian, first visited the site of the Roman Town in Chesterford in 1719. At that time the Roman town walls were still visible above ground and he was upset by how villagers were using the stones from the wall as bottoming for roads...

Roman Temple

This scale drawing was made in the 1980s by E Price a member of the Chesterford Archaeology Society.

Roman Temple

Model of the Romano/Celtic Temple made by Bill Burwood in 1979 and used here as part of an archaeology exhibition. The temple which lies on a hill to the east of Chesterford is thought to have replaced an Iron Age shrine.  It was probably built during the 2nd century...