Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 915: summary

Archaeological evaluation by test-pitting at Balkerne Gate, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3AA: February 2016
by Laura Pooley (with contributions from Stephen Benfield)

Date report completed: February 2016
Location: Balkerne Gate, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3AA
Map reference(s): TL 992330 251979
File size: 2,709 kb
Project type: Archaeological evaluation by test-pitting
Significance of the results: negative
Keywords: Balkerne Gate

Summary. An archaeological evaluation by test-pitting was carried out in advance of the installation of new lighting to illuminate the Balkerne Gate, Colchester, Essex (Scheduled Monument 1002187). The evaluation was carried out to identify whether significant archaeological horizons had survived at a maximum depth of 300mm below modern ground-level. No archaeological features, layers or finds were identified at this depth and only modern layers were encountered.