Site Event/Activity record ECC1694 - Watching brief at Castle Park toilets, Colchester, 1994

Location

Location Castle Park, Colchester
Grid reference Centred TL 99780 25553 (3m by 2m)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd

Date

January 1994

Map

Description

A watching brief was held during groundwork for the construction of a disabled toilets extension to the public convenience block. The extension to the north side of the block involved excavation of 0.7m wide wall trenches to a depth of 1m. The lowest 0.25m of the trench contained a very dark soil which may represent the fill of the town ditch. This was sealed by a 0.55m deep deposit of sandy loam overlain by modern asphalt.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd. 1985-1995. Colchester Archaeological Trust Unpublished Archive. 1/94b.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Roman defensive ditch of the Roman Colonia, Colchester (Monument)

Record last edited

Feb 10 2016 8:43AM

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