Site Event/Activity record ECC1227 - Watching brief for sewer trench, Roman Road, Colchester, 1976

Location

Location Roman Road / Castle Road, Colchester
Grid reference Centred TM 0003 2546 (240m by 278m)
Map sheet TM02NW
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd

Date

June-July 1976

Map

Description

A watching brief was maintained during the laying of a new sewerage system by Colchester Borough Council. The trench for the new pipe was cut to a depth of 2.5m and passed along the eastern boundary of the bowling green, beneath the town wall and along Castle Road and Roman Road. Where it passed beneath the town wall it was set in a trench bored underneath it. Thus a deep cutting had to be made through the rampart. A small pit containing Roman pottery was observed outside No.55 Castle Road.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1992. CAR 6: Excavations at Culver Street, the Gilberd School, and other sites in Colchester 1971-85. 6. p.821-822.

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Rampart of the Roman town walls, Colchester (Monument)
  • Roman Element Group, 55 Castle Road, Colchester (Element Group)

Record last edited

Feb 11 2016 1:25PM

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