Site Event/Activity record ECC332 - Balkerne Lane Excavations, Colchester, 1973-6
Location
| Location | Balkerne Hill, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred TL 9919 2525 (88m by 437m) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| County | ESSEX |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Colchester Excavation Committee
Date
1973-1976
Description
Excavations by Colchester Excavation Committee / Colchester Archaeological Trust at Balkerne Lane took place ahead of the construction of the western section of the new inner relief road and the St Mary's multi-storey car park. Destruction of the archaeology was substantial as the development involved the lowering of the ground surface by 6m over an area of 1.5 hectares. Inadequate funding meant that large areas were left unexamined or were machine stripped. Priority was given to examining the Boudican and earlier levels. These included the legionary ditch and via sigularis of the Roman fortress, colony buildings, Boudican destruction and post Boudican buildings including a Romano-Celtic temple.<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC100 Serial: Crummy, Philip. 1981. CAR 3: Excavations at Lion Walk, Balkerne Lane and Middleborough, Colchester, Essex. 3. pp.93-154.
Related Monuments/Buildings (98)
- MCC539 1st century defensive ditch of the Roman Colonia, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC636 Anglo-Saxon Inhumation Burial, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC478 Ditch of Legionary Fortress, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC2630 Finds from Balkerne Hill excavation 1973-6 (Find Spot)
- MCC633 Late Roman Ditch at Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC627 Late Roman Ditch, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC628 Late Roman Ditch, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC548 Post Boudican Roman water-main, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC544 Post-Boudican Roman building, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC545 Post-Boudican Roman building, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC547 Post-Boudican Roman building, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC543 Post-Boudican Roman building, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC546 Post-Boudican Roman, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC499 Pre-Boudican Roman building, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC516 Pre-Boudican Roman building, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC517 Pre-Boudican Roman building, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC482 Rampart of Colchester's Legionary Fortress (Monument)
- MCC475 Road between fortress/town and main Colchester to London Road (Monument)
- MCC667 Roman allotments, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC549 Roman aqueduct? on Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC591 Roman baby burial, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC592 Roman baby burial, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC2555 Roman baby burial, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Element)
- MCC2556 Roman baby burial, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Element)
- MCC2557 Roman baby burial, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Element)
- MCC2558 Roman baby burial, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Element)
- MCC2559 Roman baby burial, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Element)
- MCC2560 Roman baby burial, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Element)
- MCC2561 Roman baby burial, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Element)
- MCC2562 Roman baby burial, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Element)
- MCC2563 Roman baby burial, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Element)
- MCC732 Roman baby burial, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Element)
- MCC555 Roman Balkerne Gate, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC484 Roman building and industrial activity at Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC485 Roman building and industrial activity at Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC486 Roman building and industrial activity at Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC488 Roman building and industrial activity at Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC483 Roman building and industrial activity, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC573 Roman building, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC574 Roman building, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC587 Roman building, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC588 Roman building, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC589 Roman building, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC593 Roman building, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC606 Roman building, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC612 Roman building, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC613 Roman building, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC614 Roman building, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC615 Roman building, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC725 Roman building, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC497 Roman building, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC635 Roman Child Inhumation Burial, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC659 Roman defensive ditch of the Roman Colonia, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC510 Roman disarticulated remains in fortress ditch, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC511 Roman disarticulated remains in fortress ditch, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC512 Roman disarticulated remains in fortress ditch, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC513 Roman disarticulated remains in fortress ditch, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC514 Roman disarticulated remains in fortress ditch, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC515 Roman disarticulated remains in fortress ditch, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC540 Roman ditch, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC541 Roman ditch, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC622 Roman ditch, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Element)
- MCC623 Roman ditch, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Element)
- MCC473 Roman features, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Element Group)
- MCC2550 Roman hearth, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Element)
- MCC2551 Roman hearth, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Element)
- MCC590 Roman mosaic pavement, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC2552 Roman oven, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC618 Roman oven, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC619 Roman oven, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC620 Roman oven, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC621 Roman oven, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC624 Roman oven, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC2553 Roman oven, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Element)
- MCC2554 Roman oven, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Element)
- MCC616 Roman Road, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC557 Roman Shrine?, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC493 Roman strip-house (CAT Building 39), Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC494 Roman strip-house, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC495 Roman strip-house, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC496 Roman strip-house, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC653 Roman timber water-main at Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC657 Roman timber water-main, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC658 Roman timber water-main, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC632 Roman timber-lined drain at Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC617 Roman timber-lined drain, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC629 Roman timber-lined drain, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC630 Roman timber-lined drain, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC734 Roman timber-lined drain, Balkerne Lane, Colchester (Element)
- MCC538 Roman timber-lined water main, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC542 Roman timber-lined water main, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC634 Roman timber-lined? Drain, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC626 Roman water-tank at Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC625 Roman water-tank, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Element)
- MCC595 Roman workshop, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC556 Romano-Celtic Temple, Balkerne Hill, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC477 The Roman Legionary Fortress, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC479 Via Sagularis of Colchester's Roman Legionary Fortress (Monument)
Record last edited
Oct 14 2016 8:29AM