Site Event/Activity record ECC683 - Excavations at the 'Old Castle', Colchester, 1955

Location

Location Oaks Drive, Colchester
Grid reference TL 98685 25074 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Colchester Archaeological Group

Date

1955

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Description

Excavations directed by A.F. Hall on the supposed site of a civil war siege fort revealed gravel metalling at (TL 98702508) and the ditches of a possible Roman road running towards the Balkerne Gate, but they were generally inconclusive.<1>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Serial: Colchester Archaeological Group. 1958. Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin 1, part 4. 4. pp.26-28.
  • <2> Index: Essex County Council. 1972. Colchester SMR (computer). 11848.

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Bastion, part of 1648 Parliamentarian siege works, Colchester (Monument)
  • Roman? ditch, 'Mrs. Reid's Field', Lexden, Colchester (Element)
  • Roman? ditch, 'Mrs.Reid's Field', Lexden, Colchester (Element)

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Oct 7 2016 2:48PM

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