Site Event/Activity record ECC2198 - Site investigation, Inner Relief Road, Colchester, 1967

Location

Location Middleborough, Colchester
Grid reference
Map sheet
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Le Grand Adsco

Date

April 1967

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Description

Eleven boreholes were drilled as part of a site investigation on the route of the western section of the Colchester Inner Relief Road. The boreholes revealed that at Middleborough made ground overlay alluvium which was underlain by glacial sand and gravel (more probably river terrace!). Nothing of archaeological significance was noted.<1> No map available!

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Soil Survey Report: Le Grand Adsco. 1967. Site investigation, western section of Inner relief road.

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Record last edited

Mar 16 2016 8:13AM

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