Iron Age ditch, comprising the terminals and a 7m length of shallow ditch aligned east-west and found during renovation to the barn.

Excavation of part of the Sheepen site in 1970.

A small excavation in 1975-76 by Colchester Archaeological Committee of a possible domestic timber structure within an irregular ring ditch, dated to the Late Bronze Age. These were defined as cropmarks in 1974 and they are within a much larger area of cropmarks. In addition, a small assemblage of early Anglo-Saxon material suggested occupation in the immediate vicinity.

Roman pottery, several pits, one dating to early Roman and a possible Roman tiled wall were uncovered.

Roman road between London and Colchester, aligned (approx.) E to W on the west side of the walled town. Note that two possible lines of the road are projected by Hull heading west from the Grammar School. It seems probable that the northern-most alignment is most likely, based on investigations east of Silvanus Close (MCC10057) which defined a section of Roman road. This was confirmed by evaluation in 2003, when the roadside ditch was (re-) investigated (MCC2802).

Roman temple-tomb discovered at crossroads of two major Roman routes into Colchester.