Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1181: summary

Archaeological monitoring and recording at 14 Marlowe Way, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4JP: October 2017
by Dr Elliott Hicks (with contributions from Sarah Carter)

Date report completed: October 2017
Location: 14 Marlowe Way, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4JP
Map reference(s): TL 96989 24908
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Project type: Monitoring
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Summary. Archaeological monitoring and recording was carried out at 14 Marlowe Way in advance of the construction of a single-storey rear extension. The development site is located within the Late Iron Age oppidum of Camulodunum and nearby to ‘Lexden Mount’, a Roman barrow, ‘Lexden Tumulus’, a Late Iron Age barrow, and a number of other Late Iron Age and Roman burial sites. No significant archaeological features were uncovered.