Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 26: summary

A gradiometer survey in Castle Park, Colchester, Essex: October 1998
by NA

Date report completed: 31/10/1998
Location: Colchester town centre, Essex
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File size: 2078 kb
Project type: Geophysical survey
Significance of the results: Neg
Keywords: geophysical survey, Roman street, Roman houses

Summary. This survey was carried out using a Geoscan Research (GR) Fluxgate Gradiometer on a 20 metre grid. Due to the nature of the site, large amounts of modern metal such as pipes and tent pegs cover the area. Although many of the features discovered are of uncertain origin, the most interesting of these were probable ditches running either side of a Roman street, and the southern continuation of the west ditch running into the ?water-works (the so-called Mithraeum).