Monument record MCC7609 - Dugard and Oaklands Avenue, Colchester

Summary

Belgic field ditches excavated in Dugard Ave and Oaklands Ave between Grymes and Triple Dykes.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 964 239 (0m by 600m)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Belgic field ditches excavated in Dugard Ave and Oaklands Ave between Grymes and Triple Dykes.<1> Both sites scheduled for redevelopment. The fields were trenched by machine and the Belgic field ditches thus located were sectioned. They all tend to have rounded profiles and vary in depth from 0.6 to 1.75m. The finds (types not specified in this source) are in Colchester Museum.<2><3><4>

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- MENTION: Hawkes, CFC and Crummy, P. 1995. Colchester Archaeological Report 11. pp.117-120.
  • <1> DESC TEXT: unknown. 1960 0nwards. SMR form unknown.
  • <2> Monograph: Crummy, P in Couchman, C. 1977. Excavations in Essex 1976. Essex J Vol 12, p90.
  • <3> Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Col Mus.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Nov 7 2016 1:33PM

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