Monument record MCC8094 - Section across Roman road, Gosbecks Farm, Colchester
Summary
Trial trench excavated in 1989 across Roman road, defined by aerial photography, to determine its condition in advance of the construction of a proposed new road. The ditches and road metalling were hard to detect.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 9729 2274 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Trench was dug by hand in 1989 across the line of a Roman road to determine its condition in advance of the construction of a proposed new road. The latest metalled surface and side ditches were located. A section was drawn and photographed. The pottery included a near complete folded colour coated beaker with scaled decoration in the western side ditch. Three smaller exploratory trenches (1.5m x 1m) were also dug between the Roman road and Maldon Road, c.100m apart, on the line of the proposed new road but these showed no archaeological features.<2>
The same area was subjected to geophysical survey in 2015, which defined the roadside ditches aligned NE to SW (ECC3580).<3>
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SCC110 Serial: Hawkes, Christopher, F. C. & Crummy, Philip. 1995. CAR 11: Camulodunum II. 11. p.121, no. 39.
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: unknown. 1960 0nwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX36269 Graphic material: Garrod, SM. unknown. EXCAV RECORDS Colchester Archaeol Trust.
- <3> SCC72688 Geophysical Report: Roseveare, M.J. and Lewis, D.. 2015. Land at Gosbecks Farm, Gosbecks Way, Colchester. Geophysical Survey Report..
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (7)
- Part of: Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site - cemetery (Monument) (MCC7042)
- Part of: Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site (Monument) (MCC7471)
- Part of: Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site (Monument) (MCC7473)
- Part of: Roman fort, Gosbecks, Stanway (Monument) (MCC7472)
- Part of: Romano-British theatre, Gosbecks Farm, Colchester (Monument) (MCC7474)
- Related to: Roman Road from Gosbecks to Colchester (Monument) (MCC2529)
- Related to: Section across Roman Road, Gosbecks, Colchester (Monument) (MCC2919)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Nov 11 2016 2:08PM