During 2002-3, large-scale evaluation (over 12km of trial-trenching) and excavation (approximately 3 hectares over three areas) was carried out in advance of the construction of the new garrison at Colchester. These works were designed to identify and record the most significant areas of archaeology within the new garrison development area. The Phase 2 watching brief on the new Colchester Garrison was carried out by Colchester Archaeological Trust between October 2006 and September 2007. The Phase 2 new garrison development site was largely brown field, with smaller areas of open green field, and included redevelopment of former Garrison areas including Kirkee McMunn Barracks and the northern area of Roman Barracks (divided numerically into areas for development purposes). The watching brief was intended to provide supplementary information on the archaeological landscape within the oppidum and to provide a mechanism to identify and record any significant remains that had not previously been identified. However, as a result of the construction methodology, ground conditions during both phases of the watching brief were not readily conducive to the observation or recording of archaeological features in any significant number. Thirty-four archaeological features and a small number of stray finds were identified during the Phase 2 watching brief. As with Phase 1, some of the features identified were Roman linear ditches known from cropmarks or excavation, whereas others are new discoveries. Six World War II air-raid shelters were identified and fully recorded, as well as a number of undated and modern features. <1> The Phase 1 watching brief took place between February 2004 and August 2005 (ECC2677, CAT/RPS Report 357).<2>