Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 394: summary

An archaeological watching brief on a BT cable trench from Head Street to Southway, Colchester, Essex: August-October 2006
by Shimmin, D (with contributions from Crummy, N)

Date report completed: 01/12/2006
Location: Colchester town centre, Essex
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File size: 1,921KB kb
Project type: Watching brief
Significance of the results: *
Keywords: Boudican destruction, animal bone, Roman pottery, Roman pit, daub, septaria, opus signinum, Roman masonry, town gate, metalled surface, medieval, post-medieval, small finds

Summary. During the digging of a BT cable trench from Head Street to Southway, Colchester, Essex, the central pier of the south-west gate into the Roman town was uncovered close to the modern surface. Other Roman and later remains in the trench included foundations, road metalling and pits.