Monument record MCC8071 - Section across Berechurch Dyke, near Berechurch Road, Colchester
Summary
A section across rampart and ditch recorded in a service trench by Philip Crummy in 1984.
Location
Grid reference | TL 9960 2162 (point) |
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Map sheet | TL92SE |
County | ESSEX |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
Hawkes & Crummy record, 'A section across the rampart and upper part of the ditch was exposed during the excavation of a trench for new services. The section was drawn although no excavation was possible. Below the modern road, the rampart proved to survive to a height of a metre. The upper sides of the ditch indicated that it must be around 3.75m deep and thus that the dyke was equivalent in scale to the major dykes on the west side of Camulodunum.'<2>
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Related Monuments/Buildings (4)
- Parent of: Junction of Berechurch Dyke and Barnhall Dyke, Colchester Cemetery, Colchester (Monument) (MCC8079)
- Part of: Berechurch Dyke, Colchester (Monument) (MCC7039)
- Related to: Berechurch Dyke, Colchester (Monument) (MCC2116)
- Related to: Section across Berechurch Dyke, Charlotte's Grove, Colchester (Monument) (MCC10066)
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Record last edited
Nov 22 2016 1:37PM