Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1024: summary

Archaeological evaluation at the Colchester Holiday Park, Cymbeline Way, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4AG: September 2016
by Laura Pooley (with contributions from Stephen Benfield, Lisa Gray)

Date report completed: November 2016
Location: Colchester Holiday Park, Cymbeline Way, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4AG
Map reference(s): TL 9670 2562 (c)
File size: 5,236 kb
Project type: Archaeological evaluation
Significance of the results: *
Keywords: Roman, CBM, ditches, post-holes, pits, plant macro remains

Summary. An archaeological evaluation (nine trial-trenches) was carried out at the Colchester Holiday Park, Cymbeline Way, Colchester, Essex in advance of the siting of an additional 42 static holiday caravan plots. The development site is located between the Scheduled Triple Dyke and Moat Farm Dyke, in an area of known cropmarks and Roman features. Roman ditches, pits and post-holes were excavated and are probably associated with agricultural or settlement activity. However, large quantities of Roman ceramic building material were recorded and may suggest the presence of a structure with a tiled roof and hypocaust somewhere nearby.