Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 98: summary

An archaeological evaluation at 41a Castle Road, Colchester: September 2000
by Crossan, C

Date report completed: 28/09/2000
Location: Colchester town centre, Essex
Map reference(s): TM0003925549
File size: 485 kb
Project type: Evaluation
Significance of the results: Neg
Keywords: Roman pottery, ceramic building materials, post-medieval pottery, animal bone, medieval pottery, scheduled ancient monument

Summary. On the 25th September, a field evaluation took place to investigate the archaeological implications of a proposal to install a swimming pool in the rear garden at 41a Castle Road. The evaluation consisted of a single trench, 2 metres square. The uppermost 1.4m in this part of the property appears to be composed entirely of post- Roman to modern deposits containing some residual Roman pottery and building debris. No archaeologically significant features were revealed.