Site Event/Activity record ECC1707 - Watching Brief at Balkerne Gardens, Colchester, 1994

Location

Location Balkerne Gardens, Colchester
Grid reference Centred TL 99243 25260 (1m by 0m)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd

Date

October 1994

Map

Description

A watching brief was undertaken during wall repairs at Balkerne Gardens. The spoil heap contained fragments of oysters, Roman pottery and Post Medieval pottery. In the section in the north of the excavated hole an upper black soil layer and lower brown loamy sand layer was observed with no significant archaeological features or finds. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd. 1985-1995. Colchester Archaeological Trust Unpublished Archive. 10/94B.

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Record last edited

Feb 10 2016 8:33AM

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