Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1211: summary

Archaeological evaluation at Colchester County High School for Girls, Norman Way, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3US: January 2018
by Dr Elliott Hicks (with contributions from -)

Date report completed: January 2018
Location: Colchester County High School for Girls, Norman Way, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3US
Map reference(s): TL 9800 2468 & TL 9796 2471
File size: 3,907 kb
Project type: Archaeological evaluation
Significance of the results: negative
Keywords: undated, pits, post-Roman, pits, natural features

Summary. An archaeological evaluation (consistng of three trial-trenches) was carried out at Colchester County High School for Girls, Norman Way, Colchester, Essex in advance of the construction of a multi-functional hall and two additional car-parks. The site is located within the Late Iron Age oppidum of Camulodunum, within the area of the Late Iron Age and Roman Lexden cemetery, and in close proximity to the site of an early Roman fort. A triple-ditched dyke uncovered during the construction of the school in 1955 is projected to run directly through the development site. Archaeological evaluation at this site uncovered three undated pits, two post-Roman pits and two natural features. As during previous investigations at this site, no trace of the triple-ditch dyke was found, suggesting that it is not located on its projected alignment or that nothing of the dyke now survives.