Site Event/Activity record ECC526 - East Hill House Garden Excavations, Colchester, 1983
Location
| Location | Mulberry Tree, East Hill, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred TM 0015 2516 (65m by 64m) |
| Map sheet | TM02NW |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd
Date
1983-4
Description
Three trial holes were dug by the Colchester Archaeological Trust to determine the depth of the uppermost surviving Roman deposits ahead of the construction of a Day Nursery by Essex County Council. The trenches indicated that the Roman material lay 0.7-0.8m below the modern surface. During the construction of the building, various drains and other services penetrated the Roman material and these were recorded where possible. The area beneath the new building was stripped to a depth of 0.7ms and the Roman remains recorded. Three soak ways, a cess pit and various service trenches were dug at various points on the site and cut through archaeological deposits. The archaeological material recorded included a Roman street with buildings either side, burials and post-Roman pits.<1>
Sources/Archives (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (8)
- MCC1474 Late Roman or post-Roman inhumation burial, Mulberry Trees, East Hill House, Colchester (Element)
- MCC1479 Roman and later features, Mulberry Nursery Site, East Hill House, Colchester (Element Group)
- MCC1477 Roman building, Mulberry Tree Nursery, East Hill House, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC1473 Roman or post-Roman inhumation burial, Mulbery Trees, East Hill House, Colchester (Element)
- MCC1467 Roman street between Insula 31/32 and Insula 39/40, Colchester (Monument)
- MCC1469 Roman street between Insula 32 and Town Wall (Intervallum street), Colchester (Monument)
- MCC1471 Roman wall foundation, Mulberry Tree, East Hill House, Colchester (Element)
- MCC1472 Roman wall foundation, Mulberry Tree, East Hill House, Colchester (Element)
Record last edited
Feb 24 2016 1:11PM