Site Event/Activity record ECC969 - Excavation at Prettygate Junction, Gainsborough Road, Colchester, 1956-58
Location
| Location | Magazine Farm Way, Gainsborough Road, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred TL 9765 2426 (133m by 84m) |
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Hawkes, C. F. C.
Date
1956-8
Description
Excavations at Prettygate Junction undertaken by C.F.C. Hawkes between 1956 and 1958 in order to determine the relationship between Prettgate Dyke, Heath Farm Dyke and Lexden Dyke South (Bluebottle Grove). Numerous trenches of varying sizes were dug.<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC110 Serial: Hawkes, Christopher, F. C. & Crummy, Philip. 1995. CAR 11: Camulodunum II. 11. pp.48-50.
Related Monuments/Buildings (6)
- MCC1585 Bluebottle Grove Dyke, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC2095 Heath Farm Dyke Middle, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC2101 Heath Farm Dyke North, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC2094 Lexden Dyke South, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC1742 Prettygate Dyke, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC2102 Road along slighted Prettygate Dyke, Colchester (Monument)
Record last edited
Feb 9 2016 8:21AM