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Colchester: The Balkerne Gate and Roman Wall
Colchester
(Camulodunum) was one of the most important towns of Roman Britain, serving
as administrative headquarters during the initial Roman advance in the 1st
century AD. Camulodunum was one of three Roman centers burned and sacked
during the Boudiccan revolt of AD 60-61. It also
held a colonia or settlement for legionary veterans. Large sections survive
of the town's perimeter wall constructed during the 2nd and 3rd centuries
AD, along with portions of the western or Balkerne gate and guardroom, today
overlain by a tavern. The wall, maintained through the Medieval period, shows
typical Roman construction methods of stone masonry interspersed with layers
of red bonding tiles.
[Fig.1: Western or Balkerne Gate at Colchester (photo: Athena
Review).]
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