Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1678: summary

Archaeological evaluation on land adjacent to Lexden Manor, 8 Colvin Close, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4BS May 2021
by Dr Elliott Hicks (with contributions from Chris Lister, Harvey Furniss and Emma Holloway)

Date report completed: June 2021
Location: 8 Colvin Close, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4BS
Map reference(s): TL 96918 24972 (centre)
File size: 5272 kb
Project type: Archaeological evaluation
Significance of the results:
Keywords: Lexden Manor, Colvin Close,

Summary. An archaeological evaluation (two trenches) was carried out on land adjacent to Lexden Manor, 8 Colvin Close, Colchester, Essex in advance of the construction of a single detached house and garage. The development site is located within an area of significant archaeological remains including the Lexden Tumulus (an Iron Age barrow), Lexden Mount (a Roman barrow) and the Lexden cemetery, an area of Late Iron Age and Roman burials. A pit and a ditch were uncovered, but a paucity of artefactual evidence meant that their potential relationship to other archaeological deposits in the area could not be ascertained.