Four test pits were excavated by Colchester Archaeological Trust in November 2010 along the proposed route of a new vehicular path on the eastern side of Hollytrees Meadow, Castle Park, Colchester.<1> The test-pits were spread along the route of the proposed north-south path between 35m and 45m apart. All four test-pits were located on grass and excavated by hand. Test-pits 1, 2 and 4 were 500mm² in size and excavated to a depth of 500mm below modern ground level. Test-Pit 3 was 600mm long by 400mm wide and excavated to a depth of 750mm bgl. Roman archaeology was encountered in two of the four test-pits excavated in 2010. The north-south street leading to the north-east gate (Duncan’s gate) was uncovered in Test Pit 2, and the internal face of the eastern wall of the Roman drain was uncovered in Test Pit 3 (670mm bgl). The uncovering of the drain wall confirmed that the north-south linear depression on Hollytrees Meadow has been caused by the compaction of loose modern backfill within the fully excavated Roman drain.