Site Event/Activity record ECC2142 - Soil Survey at Harwich Road Dairy Site, Colchester, 1985

Location

Location Harwich Road, Colchester
Grid reference Centred TM 0165 2594 (31m by 23m)
Map sheet TM02NW
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Borough Council, Highways & Engineering

Date

April 1985

Map

Description

Three trial holes were excavated on a site formerly occupied by a Dairy. The holes revealed that the soils on the site are variable in nature, ranging from clays to sands and silts at depths of 0.5 to 1.0m. Nothing of archaeological significance was noted.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Soil Survey Report: Colchester Borough Council, Highways & Engineering. 1985. Soil Survey at Harwich Road Dairy Site, 1985.

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Record last edited

Feb 9 2016 10:24AM

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