Site Event/Activity record ECC3835 - Geophysical survey on land to the north of Copford Hall, Copford, 2002

Location

Location Land to the north of Copford Hall, Copford
Grid reference Centred TL 9314 2318 (185m by 237m)
Map sheet TL92SW
County ESSEX
Civil Parish COPFORD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Archaeological Group

Date

Summer 2002

Map

Description

A magnetometer survey was carried out by Peter Cott in the summer of 2000, of an area 80 x 80m, which defined a series of linear features (ditches). This was followed in summer 2002 of an area 200m long x 120m wide, using an FM18 Flugate Gradiometer. The survey was carried out at 1m x 0.25m resolution although a few squares were re-surveyed at a higher resolution of 0.5 x 0.25m. The data was processed using InSite software from Geoquest. Various parallel ditches were defined (which show up as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken by Ida MacMaster) and possibly structural features (potentially a Roman villa-type building given the amount aRoman roof tile, also some hypocuast tile recovered from the site).<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Article in serial: Black, Aline and David. 2005. Romans at Copford. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin Vol. 45 pp.21-23.

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • North of Copford Hall (Find Spot)
  • North of Copford Hall, Copford (Monument)

Record last edited

Jul 14 2016 2:39PM

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