Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1075: summary

Archaeological evaluation at Rowhedge Wharf, High Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, Essex, CO5 7ET: January-February 2017
by Laura Pooley (with contributions from -)

Date report completed: March 2017
Location: Rowhedge Wharf, High Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, Essex, CO5 7ET
Map reference(s): TM 0324 2128 (c)
File size: 4,968 kb
Project type: Archaeological evaluation
Significance of the results: negative
Keywords: -

Summary. An archaeological evaluation (16 trial-trenches) was carried out at Rowhedge Wharf, High Street, Rowhedge, Essex in advance of the redevelopment of the site for residential use. The site is located close to East Donyland Hall, a post-medieval moated hall site near to which are a ruined medieval church site, the site of a suspected deserted medieval village, and a 'tumulus' (burial mound). The evaluation revealed no significant archaeological remains. In about 1979, the site was subject to significant ground reduction before being covered by a concrete slab and warehouses, which were removed prior to the evaluation. These groundworks have caused significant modern disturbance over most the site.