Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 103: summary

An archaeological evaluation at Colchester Institute, Sheepen Road, Colchester: August 2000
by Crossan, C (with contributions from Benfield, S)

Date report completed: 31/10/2000
Location: Sheepen, Colchester, Essex
Map reference(s): TL98832570
File size: 230 kb
Project type: Evaluation
Significance of the results: *
Keywords: Iron Age, Roman settlement, Roman pottery, small finds, industrial centre, scheduled ancient monument

Summary. The site lies to the eastern side of the late Iron Age and early Roman industrial centre at Sheepen (Essex Scheduled Ancient Monument or SAM no 46). Two 10m x 1.5m evaluation trenches were dug by machine in advance of a proposed college extension, revealing pits and deposits which appear to be associated with the main period of activity at Sheepen, ie c AD 5-60.