Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 23: summary

Geophysical survey and trial-trenching at Birch, Colchester, Essex - September?? 1998
by Crossan, C

Date report completed: October 1998
Location: Birch, Colchester, Essex
Map reference(s): TL 924 193, TL 924 193
File size: 13,818 kb
Project type: Geophysical survey
Significance of the results: neg
Keywords: World War 1/World War 2 defences, Roman ditch, geophysical survey, Roman tile, Roman pottery

Summary. An opportunity arose to carry out a small-scale site investigation to the north-east of Palmer's Farm, Birch. The investigation consisted of a limited geophysical scan followed by trial trenching. The geophysical survey produced several point anomalies, but no distinct outlines of buried features. The areas where anomalies occurred were investigated in the course of the trenching. A fairly close correspondence was found between the incidence of surface finds and the underlying presence of convincingly early archaeological features.