Colchester Archaeological Trust
CAT Report 446: summary
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Report on a watching brief at Circular Road North, Colchester, Essex: November 2007
by H Powis
Date report completed: November 2007
Location: Circular Road North, Colchester, Essex
Map reference(s): TL9951224510
File size: 171 kb kb
Project type: Watching brief
Significance of the results:
Keywords: Roman circus, wall foundation
Summary.
Four trenches were dug to uncover service pipes running underneath Circular Road North. In one trench, the service pipe was located at 100mm. At 80mm, a greensand wall foundation was discovered, which is part of the Roman circus. Another trench contained a number of modern bricks and ceramics.