Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1171: summary

Archaeological monitoring and recording at Duncan’s Gate, Castle Park, Colchester, CO1 1UN: September 2017
by Mark Baister

Date report completed: October 2017
Location: Duncan’s Gate, Castle Park, Colchester, CO1 1UN
Map reference(s): TL 9992 2555
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Project type: Monitoring
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Summary. A programme of archaeological monitoring was carried out by Colchester Archaeological Trust at Duncan’s Gate, Castle Park, Colchester in September 2017. The monitoring focused on the conservation of collapsed masonry to the south of the gate, which has been interpreted as the remains of the gate tower.

The cleaning of the collapse prior to the reattachment of several tile courses allowed a section be recorded, providing for the first time an accurate depth of the collapsed masonry. Also recorded were two layers of loose soil associated with the construction of the modern retaining wall around the collapse.