Site Event/Activity record ECC1817 - Norman Bailey ditch observed in Ryegate Road, Colchester, 1979

Location

Location Ryegate Road, Colchester
Grid reference Centred TL 9978 2530 (3m by 2m)
Map sheet TL92NE
County ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Clarke, David (Curator) M.A., F.M.A., F.S.A.

Date

1979

Map

Description

In 1979 a trial trench was dug for housing in Ryegate Road by Colchester Borough Council (see ECC2120) in which the western side of the Norman Bailey Ditch was observed.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Serial: Royal Archaeological Institute. 1983. The Archaeological Journal Vol. 139. 139. p345-6.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Castle Inner Bailey Ditch, Colchester (Monument)

Record last edited

Feb 9 2016 10:39AM

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