Monument record MCC8959 - The Fort, East of Mersea Road, Colchester
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 006 222 (226m by 167m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM02SW |
| Civil Parish | EAST DONYLAND, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Redoubt, called `The Fort' locally, built during the siege of Colchester in 1648. During the 1914-18 War it was used as a bombing range.<1><2><3>
The nature of this site is unclear, as the present earthworks do not appear on early editions of OS large scale maps. This suggests a late Victorian construction date. The area is labelled as Drill Ground on OS County Series Series at 1:2500 scale, Epoch 1 – 1874-87, and the earthworks are not shown, although field boundaries on this map do seem to respect it and the boundaries do seem to be arranged partially in a classic Civil War star shape. This might hint at a possible earlier fort on the site. Possibly associated with the seige fort called 'Needham' on the 1648 Siege Map of Colchester?<4><5>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: unknown. 1960 0nwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. unknown. OS cards. TM02SW58, 1977.
- <3> SEX8267 DESC TEXT: Colchester Civic Society. unknown. Colchester Civic Soc Bull. Vol 3, p.34.
- <4> SEX68262 DESC TEXT: Colchester Archaeological Trust. 1998. The siege of Colchester.
- <5> SEX68263 DESC TEXT: Colchester Archaeological Trust. 1999. In search of the siegeworks of 1648.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 17 2018 7:48AM