Site Event/Activity record ECC1741 - Watching Brief at St Benedict's School, Colchester, 1996

Location

Location St Benedict's School, Colchester
Grid reference TL 97886 24682 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd

Date

August 1996

Map

Description

A watching brief was undertaken at the St Benedict's School playing field during small scale groundworks for a new hall. Area stripping of only 20cm of topsoil and 0.5m wide 1m deep strip trenches for foundations. Two intrusions were noted in trenches for the north-western part of the building. Both were of intermediate profile and could not be positively associated with the Heath Farm Dyke.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd. 1985-1995. Colchester Archaeological Trust Unpublished Archive. 8/96B.

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Record last edited

Feb 10 2016 7:59AM

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