Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1113: summary

Archaeological monitoring and recording at 99 Lexden Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3RB: May-June 2017
by Dr Elliott Hicks (with contributions from Stephen Benfield, Sarah Carter, Alec Wade)

Date report completed: June 2017
Location: 99 Lexden Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3RB
Map reference(s): TL 9810 2500
File size: kb
Project type: Monitoring
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Summary. Archaeological monitoring and recording was carried out at 99 Lexden Road, Colchester during the construction of a front and rear extension. The development site is located within the Late Iron Age oppidum of Camulodunum, to the west of the Roman walled town and within an area of Roman cemeteries termed ‘the western cemetery’ or the ‘Lexden cemetery’. The excavation uncovered a single pit, possibly a refuse pit, dating to the modern period.