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CAT Report 1669: summary

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Archaeological monitoring at 28 Gainsborough Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4QN: May 2021
by Laura Pooley and Dr Elliott Hicks (with contributions from Dr Matthew Loughton)

Date report completed: 01.07.2021
Location: 28 Gainsborough Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4QN
Map reference(s): TL 97639 24258 (centre)
File size: TL 97639 24258 (centre) kb
Project type: Monitoring
Significance of the results:
Keywords: Gainsborough Road Colchester

Summary. Archaeological monitoring was carried out at 28 Gainsborough Road, Colchester, Essex, during groundworks for a single-storey extension to the rear of the property. It is located close to a site known as the Prettygate Junction, where a number of dykes which defined the Late Iron Age oppidum of Camulodunum converge. The groundworks revealed a large modern feature likely associated with a nearby Second World War tank trap.