Site Event/Activity record ECC3858 - Site G excavation at the former Meeanee & Hyderabad Barracks, Colchester, 2011

Location

Location Colchester Garrison Alienated Land Area A1 (former Meeanee & Hyderabad Barracks), Mersea Road, Colchester
Grid reference Centred TM 00042 24376 (51m by 23m)
Map sheet TM02SW
County ESSEX
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd

Date

April and June 2011

Map

Description

Site G (400m²) was designed as a single 50m x 12m area, but was split into two parts to retain vehicle access for demolition plant. Site G was positioned to follow the line of E/W-aligned ditch F136/F143 found in 2010 evaluation T32 and T26 respectively, and also investigated in Area F to the east (where it was numbered FF7). The discovery of a Roman inhumation in 2002 T10, 60m to the west, also opened up the possibility that Roman burials would be found here. The main significant features in Site G were two intercutting possible graves (undated, but presumed to be Roman: GF4/6), and the expected E/W-aligned ditch GF1 which is the same ditch as FF7 in Site F. There was also a Roman gully (GF03). Site G was, however, dominated by the foundations of now-demolished barracks buildings.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> EXCAV REPORT: Brooks, Howard. 2016. A Late Iron Age dyke, Roman and Anglo-Saxon burials, a Roman coin hoard, and a Civil War fort: Stage 1b archaeological evaluation and Stage 2 excavation at Colchester Garrison Alienated Land Area A1. CAT Report 628, pp.75-77.

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Roman ditch, former Meeanee & Hyderabad Barracks (Site G), Colchester (Element)
  • Roman gully, former Meeanee & Hyderabad Barracks (Site G), Colchester (Element)
  • Roman? burials, former Meeanee & Hyderabad Barracks (Site G), Colchester (Element Group)

Record last edited

Dec 16 2016 12:12PM

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