Monument record MCC7905 - Colchester - Dutch Quarter

Summary

Trial trenches at the rear of the street frontages in advance of residential redevelopment established that significant post-Medieval deposits were deeper than anticipated and would be relatively undisturbed by the development.

Location

Grid reference TL 996 255 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Full Description

Trial trenches at the rear of the street frontages in advance of residential redevelopment established that significant post-Medieval deposits were deeper than anticipated and would be relatively undisturbed by the development. An E-W Roman wall 0.7m thick was found in Insula 3.<1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> DESC TEXT: Crossan, C in Couchman, C. 1977. Excavations in Essex 1976. Vol 12, No 4, pp.90-91.
  • <2> DESC TEXT: Priddy, DA. unknown. SMR.

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Record last edited

Apr 23 2018 4:05PM

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