Site Event/Activity record ECC2321 - Excavation of Barnhall Rampart, Colchester, 1945
Location
| Location | Mounbatten Drive, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TM 0073 2351 (point) |
| Map sheet | TM02SW |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Hall, A. F. (Mr)
Date
1945
Description
Three sections were dug across the ditch of the dyke. The ditch was found to be 25ft wide. It appeared to be unusually shallow (4-5ft) in two of the trenches but more as might be expected in the third (no depth given). Pottery near the assumed base of the ditch in Trench 2 was thought at the time to be Anglo-Saxon but is now dated to the Iron Age.<1><2><3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SCC110 Serial: Hawkes, Christopher, F. C. & Crummy, Philip. 1995. CAR 11: Camulodunum II. 11. p.159.
- <2> SCC588 Serial: Colchester Archaeological Group. 1960. Vol. 3 No 1 Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin. Vol. 3 No1. p9-12.
- <3> SCC589 Serial: Colchester Archaeological Group. 1961. Vol. 4, No. 2 - Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin. Vol. 4 No2. p17.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC2115 Barnhall Dyke, Colchester (Monument)
Record last edited
Mar 18 2016 9:05AM