Site Event/Activity record ECC3563 - Stage 2 trial-trenched evaluation at Northern Growth Area Urban Extension (NGAUE), Colchester, 2014
Location
| Location | Northern Growth Area Urban Extension (NGAUE), Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred TL 983 284 (919m by 672m) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| County | ESSEX |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd
Date
August - September 2014
Description
34 trial trenches were excavated by Colchester Archaeological Trust in the stage 2 evaluation in 2014 (in three areas, 1, 2 and 4). The areas evaluated consisted of the sites along the A12 corridor earmarked for ponds and sports pitches, and three areas around Cants Rose Fields, which were unavailable during the stage 1 evaluation [ECC2994] of the 110ha. site carried out in 2011.<1><2>
In most cases, the trenches were excavated through a humic topsoil (L1) and into natural (L2: a coarse gravelly sand) in whose surface the archaeological features were visible.
The following trenches contained archaeological features: a medieval ditch in T32; post-medieval ditches in T7, T13, T19, T24; undated ditches in T14, T15, T17, T23, T26, T34; two undated pits in T7.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SCC72677 Evaluation Report: Howard Brooks with Stephen Benfield. 2014. Stage 2 archaeological evaluation at Colchester North, Colchester, Essex. CAT Report 786.
- <2> SCC1146 Evaluation Report: Brooks, H., Holloway, B. and Dennis, T.. 2012. An archaeological evaluation by fieldwalking, geophysical survey and trial-trenching at the Northern Growth Area Urban Extension (NGAUE), Colchester, Essex. CAT Report 627.
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Record last edited
May 13 2020 7:59AM