Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1543: summary

Archaeological monitoring at Balkerne Gate, Colchester Essex, CO1 1PT: March 2020
by Mark Baister (with contributions from Chris Lister, Mark Baister, Sarah Carter)

Date report completed: April 2020
Location: Balkerne Gate, Colchester Essex, CO1 1PT
Map reference(s): TL 99250 25188
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Project type: Monitoring
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Summary. Archaeological monitoring was carried out during the excavation of a service trench during emergency repairs to the electricity supply. The site lies adjacent to Balkerne Gate, part of Colchester’s Roman town wall and a Historic England Grade I listed building. Two features were observed. Neither produced any artefactual evidence but both were cut through modern and post-medieval layers, suggesting they are of limited archaeological significance.