Site Event/Activity record ECC1491 - Watching brief along King Harold Road, Colchester, 1977

Location

Location King Harold Road, Colchester
Grid reference Centred TL 97044 24023 (31m by 66m)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd

Date

1977

Map

Description

A watching brief was held along King Harold Road during the installation of a new sewerage system. The contractor’s trench had cut through Prettygate Dyke. The profiles of two late ditches were recorded by Dennis Gamble (Colchester Borough Council engineer).<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.834.

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Prettygate Dyke, Colchester (Monument)
  • Prettygate Dyke, King Harold Road, Colchester (Monument)

Record last edited

Nov 7 2016 10:41AM

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