Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1707: summary

Archaeological investigation at Upper Castle Park, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1TJ: August 2021
by Emma Holloway (with contributions from Dr Matthew Loughton)

Date report completed: February 2022
Location: Upper Castle Park, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1TJ
Map reference(s): TL 99851 25497 (centre)
File size: 3580 kb
Project type: Investigation
Significance of the results:
Keywords: Castle Park Colchester

Summary. An archaeological investigation was carried out at Upper Castle Park, Colchester, Essex during the excavation of a pit for a commemorative tree on the site of an existing tree that had died. Upper Castle Park is a Grade II listed park and garden within the scheduled ancient monument of Colchester Castle. There were no archaeological remains as groundworks did not extend beyond layers of modern date.