Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1254: summary

Archaeological evaluation on land adjacent to 62 Military Road, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2AN: March 2018
by Laura Pooley (with contributions from Stephen Benfield)

Date report completed: April 2018
Location: land adjacent to 62 Military Road, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2AN
Map reference(s): TM 0032 2454 (c)
File size: 3,356 kb
Project type: Archaeological evaluation
Significance of the results: *
Keywords: medieval, pit/ditch, modern, ditch, cellar

Summary. An archaeological evaluation by trial-trenching (two trenches) was undertaken on land adjacent to 62 Military Road, Colchester, Essex as part of a pre-planning application assessment. Located close to an area where prehistoric, Roman and Anglo-Saxon remains have recently been identified, the evaluation revealed a medieval pit or ditch (of c 14th- to 15th-/early 16th-century date), a modern ditch and the remains of a demolished cellar.