<< Our Photo Pages >> West Mersea - Artificial Mound in England in Essex
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Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: West MerseaCountry: England County: Essex Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Colchester
Map Ref: TM021149 Landranger Map Number: 168
Latitude: 51.796220N Longitude: 0.929417E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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3 | Ordinary |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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indigosue visited on 9th Sep 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Access: 4 We went to see this during the heritage open day event and found it very interesting. Afterwards, we went to the Mersea Island Museum to see the lead coffin and glass urn containing the cremated remains of the Roman/Gaulish man who presumably had the burial mound constructed.
Directions: Take the B1025 from Colchester, cross the Strood at low tide and the conspicuous mound can be found at TM 021149 on the East Mersea Road almost opposite Dawes Lane.
There is also a rare Roman wheel tomb in a private garden to the east of West Mersea church. It has a circular wall 65ft in diameter with internal walls radiating like spokes from a central chamber.
Note: Mersea Roman Barrow Tours / Talk, Sat/Sun 9/10th September, more in the comments on our page
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