Site Event/Activity record ECC3862 - Site K 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 TL 99979 24470 (31m by 15m)
Map sheet TL92SE
County ESSEX
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd

Date

April and June 2011

Map

Description

Site K (240m²), positioned to the south of Site A in a former car park and north of a former military block, was designed to investigate the western continuation of the WSW/ENE aligned Roman ditch CF03 and its associated pit alignment, which was also identified in 2010 trenches T5 and T12 to the east. Site K contained three phases of Roman field ditch, two or more Roman pits, a pit or possible grave, and a semi-circular gully. There were also undated pits and post-holes, and natural features.<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.111-113.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Roman features, former Meeanee & Hyderabad Barracks (Site K), Colchester (Element Group)

Record last edited

Dec 15 2016 1:01PM

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