Site Event/Activity record ECC2730 - Archaeological monitoring and recording at Colchester Sixth Form College, Colchester, 2005
Location
Location | Colchester Sixth Form College, North Hill, Colchester |
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Grid reference | Centred TL 99288 25423 (91m by 57m) (Approximate) |
Map sheet | TL92NE |
County | ESSEX |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd
Date
February 2005
Description
In 2005, Colchester Archaeological Trust had the opportunity to test whether the Roman floors (defined in 2003) continued to the east.<1><2>
An L-shaped trench (Trench 2 or T2) was excavated into the west edge of the tennis courts. A floor identical to the plain mortar floor of 2003 was found in T2, as well as indications that a tessellated pavement had stood here, but had been demolished some time in or after the Roman period. A trench dug in the medieval period to quarry away the Roman stone foundations was on the identical line to one found in the 2003 trench. This combination of wall and floors makes it quite certain that the 2005 remains are part of the same Roman house as that found in 2003.
In addition to the archaeological work, monitoring was carried out on various geotechnical exercises. These consisted of another two trenches in the tennis courts (T1, T3), two trenches in the north-west corner of the site (T4, T5), and three window samples in the tennis courts with three more outside the tennis courts to the south. <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SCC899 EXCAV REPORT: Brooks, Howard (CAT). 2005. Archaeological monitoring and recording at the Sixth Form College, North Hill, Colchester, Essex, February 2005. CAT Report 309.
- <2> SCC911 Evaluation Report: Holloway, Ben (CAT). 2004. An archaeological evaluation at the Sixth Form College, North Hill, Colchester, Essex December 2003-January 2004. CAT Report 260.
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Record last edited
Mar 21 2016 8:58AM