Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 6: summary

A report on a trench dug by Anglian Water at Gosbecks Archaeological Park, Colchester, Essex - September 1997
by Stephen Benfield

Date report completed: October 1997
Location: west of Oliver’s Lane and south of the new Cunobelinus Road, Gosbecks Archaeological Park, Colchester, Essex
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File size: 414 kb
Project type: other
Significance of the results: neg
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Summary. On 19th September 1997, Colchester Archaeological Trust was asked to record and report on a hole dug without prior consent in the scheduled area at Gosbecks Archaeological Park. The hole was irregularly shaped (figure 2) and consisted of a wide area of ground reduction to approximately 0.6 to 0.8 m below ground level, with a central slot cut down below this general level to approximately 1.3 metres below ground. All sides of the hole were visible down to the topsoil/subsoil boundary. No archaeological features were visible. There were no finds on the surface of the spoil heaps, or from the trench sides during cleaning.