Source/Archive record SCC1140 - Archaeological investigations on the 'Alienated Land', Colchester Garrison, Colchester, Essex

Title Archaeological investigations on the 'Alienated Land', Colchester Garrison, Colchester, Essex
Author/Originator
Date/Year 2011
Colchester Archaeological Trust 412

Abstract/Summary

report by L Pooley, P Crummy, D Shimmin, H Brooks, B Holloway, and R Masefield with contributions by Francesca Boghi, H E M Cool, N Crummy, Julie Curl, S Benfield, Kevin Hayward, Val Fryer, Hazel Martingell, and Paul Sealey This is the analysis report on a series of evaluations, excavations and a watching brief carried out by the Colchester Archaeological Trust (CAT) in association with RPS Planning in 2004-2005, on Areas C1, C2, E, J1, O, Q and S1 ahead of the development of the Garrison Alienated Land (GAL), Colchester Garrison. This report also includes the seven Time Team trenches over the Roman circus and the GAL watching brief (service trenches on Circular Road East, Circular Road North, Le Cateau Road, Flagstaff Road, and Napier Road). (see CAT Report 361, 2006 for the assessment; SCC822)

Description

CAT Report 412, February 2011 CAT project code: 06/8e Colchester and Ipswich Museums accession code: COLIM 2006.97

Location

Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd CBC

Referenced Monuments (18)

  • Air-raid shelter 5, Area C2, Colchester Garrison, Colchester (Building)
  • Air-raid shelter 6, Area C2, Colchester Garrison, Colchester (Building)
  • Late Bronze Age features, Former Garrison Area J North (former Royal Artillery Barracks), Colchester Garrison (Element Group)
  • Late Bronze Age pit, Flagstaff Road, Colchester Garrison (Element)
  • Possible Bronze Age ditch, Area C1X, Garrison Urban Village, Colchester (Element)
  • Possible Roman burials?, Colchester Garrsion PFI site (Site J), Colchester (Element Group)
  • Possible Roman inhumation burial, Area C2X, Garrison Urban Village, Colchester (Element Group)
  • Robbed Roman Circus Wall, Colchester Garrsion PFI site (Site J), Colchester (Element)
  • Roman burials, Former Garrison Area H2 (former Royal Artillery Barracks), Colchester Garrison (Element Group)
  • Roman burials, Former Garrison Area J1 North (former Royal Artillery Barracks), Colchester Garrison (Monument)
  • Roman cremation burial, Colchester Garrsion PFI site (Site J), Colchester (Element)
  • Roman cremation cemetery, Garrison Sports Field, Colchester (Monument)
  • Roman cremation cemetery, Garrison Sports Field, Colchester (Monument)
  • Roman inhumation burial, Area C2X, Garrison Urban Village, Colchester (Element)
  • Roman inhumation burial, Colchester Garrsion PFI site (Site J), Colchester (Element)
  • Roman roadside ditch, Colchester Garrison PFI site (Site J), Colchester (Element)
  • Six mid to late Neolithic pits, Area C1, Garrison Urban Village, Colchester (Element Group)
  • Three mid to late Neolithic pits, Area C1X, Garrison Urban Village, Colchester (Element Group)

Referenced Events (19)

  • Archaeological evaluation in Area S1, Colchester Garrison, Colchester (Ref: ECC2985)
  • Archaeological evaluation of the Roman Circus at Colchester Garrison, Colchester, 2005 (Ref: ECC2986)
  • Archaeological excavation at Colchester Garrison Alienated Land Area H, Colchester, 2012-13 (Ref: ECC4101)
  • Archaeological excavation in Area Q, Colchester Garrison, Colchester, 2004 (Ref: ECC2984)
  • Archaeological excavation of Area C1, the 'Alienated Land', Colchester Garrison, Colchester, 2004 (Ref: ECC2979)
  • Archaeological excavation of Area C2, the 'Alienated Land', Colchester Garrison, Colchester, 2004 (Ref: ECC2980)
  • Archaeological excavation of Area C2, the 'Alienated Land', Colchester Garrison, Colchester, 2004 (Ref: ECC2980)
  • Archaeological excavation of Area J1, the 'Alienated Land', Colchester Garrison, Colchester, 2004-5 (Ref: ECC2981)
  • Archaeological strip and map excavation along Circular Road North, Colchester Garrison, Colchester, 2005-6 (Ref: ECC2987)
  • Archaeological strip and map excavation along Napier Road, Colchester Garrison, Colchester, 2006 (Ref: ECC3735)
  • Archaeological watching brief at Colchester Garrison, Colchester, 2004-6 (Ref: ECC3736)
  • Archaeological watching brief in Area C2, the 'Alienated Land', Colchester Garrison, Colchester, 2007 (Ref: ECC3737)
  • Archaeological watching brief in Area C2, the 'Alienated Land', Colchester Garrison, Colchester, 2007 (Ref: ECC3737)
  • Assessment of archaeological investigations carried out on Areas C1, C2, E, J1, O, Q and S1 of the Alienated Land, Colchester Garrison, 2004-5 (Ref: ECC2679)
  • Evaluation by trial-trenching at Area E of the Garrison Urban Village, 2004 (Ref: ECC2541)
  • Stage 1b trial-trenched evaluation of Area Q, Colchester Garrison, Colchester, 2004 (Ref: ECC2983)
  • Stage 1b trial-trenched evaluation on Alienated Land Area B1b, Colchester Garrison, Colchester, 2007 (Ref: ECC2803)
  • Stage 1b trial-trenched evaluation, Alienated Land Area H, Colchester Garrison, Colchester 2007 (Ref: ECC2718)
  • Trial-trenched evaluation at Area O of Colchester Garrison, Colchester, 2004 (Ref: ECC2539)

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Jan 17 2018 1:18PM

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