Monument record MCC7464 - Gryme's Dyke, Colchester
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 9595 2407 (733m by 5146m) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | STANWAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
In 1977, a section was provided across the rampart of Gryme's Dyke (TL 96272370), south of Dugard Avenue (ECC3257). This work provided secure dating evidence below the rampart. A worn copy of an as (coin) of Claudius with a a terminus post quem of c.AD 47 was recovered from L5 (redeposited cover loam from the base of the rampart), as well as a small sherd of terra sigillata with a terminus post quem of c.AD 50. It is, therefore, clearly post-conquest in date. Hawkes & Crummy suggest the possibility that it was constructed in response to the Boudican Revolt in AD 61.<1>
Gryme's Dyke North was cut by a water-main(?) in c.1930, TL 9569 2625.<2>
The ditch was observed by P. Laver in 1923, in the side of a pit on Chitt's Hill, TL 95882 560337.<3>
Various investigations have been undertaken between 1946 and 58 in the area of the entrance (TL 9623 2406) and convergence of ditches, including the 'Laver ditch' (MCC10054) and the 'Palisaded earthwork' (MCC7085).<4>
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SEX70673 DESC TEXT: Colchester Museum. 1997. The Colchester Iron Age Dyke System - An Integrated Management Plan.
- --- SEX70674 DESC TEXT: Colchester Museum. 1997. The Colchester Iron Age Dyke System - A Programme of Works.
- --- SEX70675 DESC TEXT: Colchester Museum. 1997. The Colchester Iron Age Dyke System - Task Plans.
- <1> SCC110 Serial: Hawkes, Christopher, F. C. & Crummy, Philip. 1995. CAR 11: Camulodunum II. 11. pp.109-115, no. 20.
- <2> SCC110 Serial: Hawkes, Christopher, F. C. & Crummy, Philip. 1995. CAR 11: Camulodunum II. 11. p.106, no. 3.
- <3> SCC110 Serial: Hawkes, Christopher, F. C. & Crummy, Philip. 1995. CAR 11: Camulodunum II. 11. p.106, no. 5.
- <4> SCC110 Serial: Hawkes, Christopher, F. C. & Crummy, Philip. 1995. CAR 11: Camulodunum II. 11. pp.27-28, pp.59-61, p.106, no. 6.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
Related Monuments/Buildings (16)
- Parent of: Gryme's Dyke North, Colchester (Monument) (MCC7094)
- Parent of: Gryme's Dyke North, Colchester (Monument) (MCC8178)
- Parent of: Gryme's Dyke North, Colchester (Monument) (MCC8212)
- Parent of: Gryme's Dyke North, east of Stanway Green, Colchester (Monument) (MCC8193)
- Parent of: Gryme's Dyke South, Colchester (Monument) (MCC8180)
- Parent of: Gryme's Dyke South, Colchester (Monument) (MCC8181)
- Parent of: Gryme's Dyke, Colchester (Monument) (MCC8081)
- Parent of: Gryme's Dyke, Colchester (Monument) (MCC8204)
- Parent of: Gryme's Dyke, Stanway Green, Colchester (Monument) (MCC8179)
- Part of: Bluebottle Grove - Lexden Dyke (Monument) (MCC7282)
- Part of: Heath Farm Dyke Middle, Colchester (Monument) (MCC7279)
- Part of: Kidman's Dyke, Colchester (Monument) (MCC7283)
- Part of: Lexden Dyke (Monument) (MCC7281)
- Part of: Moat Farm Dyke, Colchester (Monument) (MCC7280)
- Related to: Lexden Heath (Monument) (MCC9144)
- Related to: Stanway Green (Monument) (MCC9142)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological excavation at Land west of Chitts Hill, Stanway, 2019 (Ref: ECC4366) (ECC4366)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological trial-trenched evaluation on land at Chitts Hill, Stanway, 2017 (Ref: ECC3952) (ECC3952)
- Field Survey: Geophysical survey at Chitts Hill, Stanway, Colchester, 2016 (Ref: ECC3889) (ECC3889)
- Archaeological Intervention: Gryme's Dyke excavation, 1977 (Ref: ECC3257) (ECC3257)
Record last edited
Mar 24 2020 8:34AM